Screening for thyroid disease in pregnancy: a review.

The article discusses the arguments on screening for thyroid dysfunctions that occur in pregnancy and analyzes the benefits and setbacks of newly proposed examinations of serum hormone levels, serum autoantibody levels, and use of clinical data. According to the article, the relevance of screening differs based on the content of iodine and selenium in food and water worldwide. Pertinent topics discussed include subclinical hypothyroidism, overt hypothyroidism, and thyroid autoantibodies.