You are in the WebMD Content Archive for WebMD Video.
WebMD archives all video content after 48 months to ensure our readers can easily find the most timely content.
To locate the most current information on this topic, please use our search box
Reviewed By: Laura Martin,
SOURCES: 2007 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Sally Segel, MD, Perinatologist Oregon Health & Sciences University Portland, OR.
© 1999-2011 Medstar Television
Everything looks really good. The fluid looks good.
38 weeks pregnant, Suzanne Tye (SUSAN TIE) is one of 27 million americans with thyroid disease. In a sense she's lucky. Her thyroid problem's been diagnosed and she's being treated. Doctors even upped her doseage when she got pregnant.
Yes. Yes. The doses were increased, by .25 micrograms during pregnancy.
The thyroid's that bow-tie shaped gland in the neck. It produces hormones that are important for fetal brain development. But half of those with thyroid problems don't know it - many have no symptoms at all. In mild cases, it's not a health problem for Mom. It's a health problem for the fetus. Two recent studies found that even slight thyroid imbalances in pregnant women can cause developmental problems in their children.
And both give suggestions that there is poor I.Q. development and a higher risk of having ADHD when these conditions are untreated.
Those two studies were small. Doctor Sally Segel is now participating in a larger N-I-H study. Thousands of healthy pregnant women will be screened.
The reason not all women are tested is because no one's really proven that treatment makes a difference.
To find out if treatment will help those with mild thyroid hormone imbalances, half the test subjects will be given thyroid replacement therapy. The other half, placebo. Then, the children will be tracked for at least five years. Meantime, Suzanne, with her thyroid in check, has a lot to look forward to.
A healthy baby.
For WebMD, I'm Sandee LaMotte.
Back Pain Test
Exercise for Better Sex
Vinegar for Diabetes
Drink Your Way To Weight Loss
Pre-Diabetes
Gallbladder Basics
Weight Loss Secret Weapon
IBS Trigger Foods
Does Porn Hurt a Relationship?
Male Orgasms: How They Change
Cholesterol-Busting Exercise
What's Your Sleep Personality?
Herpes Vaccine Study
Truth about Passing Gas
Are You Using a Condom Correctly?
Snoring Cure
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Diarrhea Causes and Treatments
Acupuncture for Back Pain
Common Constipation Treatments
Dirty Truth About Hand Washing
4-D Ultrasound
ED Exercise
Sex Advice for Single Women
Cholesterol Guidelines
Diagnosing Yeast Infections
Truth About Coffee
Healing Heel Pain
Snacks for Diabetics
Best Butt Exercises
To perform a video search, please enter a term in the search box located to the right of the video player above.
Not Available.
©2005-2012 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. See additional information.
