Table 3. Changes in TH depending on the trimester.
Hormone | I trimester | II trimester | III trimester |
TSHa | - - - | - - | - |
T3b | ++ | +++ | +++ |
T4c | ++ | +++ | +++ |
fT3d | - | - - | - - |
fT4e | - | - - | - - |
TBGf | ++ | +++ | +++ |
hCGg | +/++ | ++ | ++ |
athyrotropin, btriiodothyronine, cthyroxine, dfree triiodothyronine, efree thyroxine, fthyroxine-binding globulin, gchorionic gonadotropin, + increased level, - decreased level