Malaysian government recommendation for thyroid testing in pregnant women

Based on the various studies done in thyroid disease in pregnancy, the Malaysian Ministry of Health had undertaken a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) which resulted in a recommendation to conduct thyroid screening in pregnant women in certain condition.

Related articles (Asian Biomedicine; Malaysian Journal of Pathology):

• Prevalence of abnormal maternal TPO-Ab and TSH levels in pregnant women in the Malaysian population
• Determination of trimester specific reference intervals for thyroid hormones during pregnancy in Malaysian women