Discusses gland issues and overlooked symptoms of new mothers. From EndocrineWeb.

Discusses fertility, menstruation, breast feeding, Graves' disease, and thyroxine treatment. From the Thyroid Foundation of Canada.

The standard practice of increasing thyroid hormone replacement doses in hypothyroid pregnant women leads to higher miscarriage and lower birth weights.

Pregnant women with untreated hypothyroidism give birth to children with slightly lower IQs.

Pregnant women who deliver before 32 weeks may have an underactive thyroid or thyroid antibodies, which indicates autoimmune thyroid disease.

Presents a number of lectures on the impact of maternal thyroid status on fetal development. Windows Media Player required. From the ATA.

Women with a history of very early preterm delivery before completing 32 weeks' gestation should be screened for thyroid disease.

Covers the background, pathophysiology, and frequency of Postpartum Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's and Graves' Disease. From eMedicine.

Ontogenesis of fetal thyroid function, maternal contribution, placental transfer of hormone, amniotic fluid, and detection of fetal thyroid dysfunction. From Endotext.com.

An American study of thousands of mothers and their adult offspring has found that medication used to treat thyroid deficiency and amphetamine-based diet pills appeared to have influenced sexual orientation.