New research offers bad news for women who develop a condition known as preeclampsia duringpregnancy: They're at higher risk of reduced thyroid function and may be more likely to have thyroid problems in later life.
Preeclampsia develops in the second half of pregnancy and can cause serious problems such as extremely high blood pressure. The causes aren't clear, but may have something to do with high levels ofproteins in the body.
Researchers in the United States and Norway looked at two groups of pregnant women: those who developed preeclampsia and those who didn't, and published their study findings in the Nov. 18 online edition of BMJ.
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