Investigating factors associated with thyroid hormone measurements during pregnancy
Gestational thyroid hormone concentrations appear to be influenced by HCG levels. As with LC-MS/MS use, immunoassay measurements may vary with albumin and TBG concentrations. These findings underscore the need to consider such fluctuations when interpreting thyroid function tests in pregnant women.
Authors
- Ai Yoshihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1323-4722)
- Kiminori Sugino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9692-9871)
- Masahiro Ichikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6594-5342)
- Natsuko Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-5004)
- Nami Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2877-6647)
- Miho Fukushita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6815-5891)
- Rei Hirose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2998-7656)
- Masakazu Koshibu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0170-2804)
- Toshino Suzuki
- Jaeduk Yoshimura Noh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7340-8603)
- Kosuke Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9614-8103)
- Tatsuya Iida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0821-0648)
- Masako Matsumoto
- Kohichi Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2341-3620)
Institutions
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Ito Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Thyroid Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1530/etj-24-0284
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29