The Effects of Maternal Smoking on Thyroid Function: Findings from Routine First-Trimester Sonographic Anomaly Screening
Rabia Zehra Bakar, Caglar Cetin, Can Yilmaz Yozgat, Mehmet Serdar Kütük · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2023 · Heft 06 · S. 429-433
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Abstract Aim This study aimed to assess the effect of tobacco exposure on maternal thyroid function and investigate its relationship to subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnant women during the first trimester. Subjects and Method A comparison of maternal thyroid function was made on 45 smokers, who composed the study group, and 72 non-smokers, pregnant women, who constituted the control group. After determining smokers by questionnaire, carbon monoxide (CO) levels in the expiratory air of the participants in both groups were measured and recorded, and the smokers’ exposure was objectively confirmed. Results Smoki…
