In recent years, the study of thyroid function during pregnancy, including the level of thyroid antibodies (anti-thyroglobulin antibodies, AT-TG) throughout pregnancy and their impact on pregnancy outcomes, has been the focus of endocrinologists, obstetricians-gynecologists, and pediatricians. In particular, hypothyroidism plays a key role in thyroid dysfunction and affects fetal development. This article examines the changes that may occur during pregnancy in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis.

Autoimmune thyroiditis, anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (AT-TPO), hypothyroidism

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