Clinical Treatment of Pregnancy Complicated by Hyperthyroidism during Gestation-26 Cases Analysis

Twenty-six cases with pregnancy complicated by hyperthyroidism admitted from January 1984 to October 1998 were divided into slight,mild and serious groups by clinical presentation and TT4 level of patients. Methods:Medicine of antithyroid could not be given temporarily to slight cases. Mild patients needed medication until symptoms being controlled, and then the dosage was reduced by 1/3 to 1/2 each 1 to 2 weeks till the least maintaining dose. Antithyroid medica-tion must be stopped before planning delivery. Results: It is possible to make the gestation and delivery safe by appropriate antithyroid medication for patients with pregnancy complicated by hyperthyroidism. The medication had no side effects to mother and infant.