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Women who were euthyroid and negative for TPO antibodies were included and followed throughout pregnancy, with repeat thyroid function tests during the first and second trimesters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 1507 women enrolled, 482 pregnancies were identified during the 18-month follow up period. Among these, 182 met the inclusion criteria, with 125 assessed in the first trimester and 120 in the second trimester. The first-trimester TSH reference range was found to be 0.1\u20133.9 \u00b5IU\/mL, and the second trimester range was 0.7\u20134.6 \u00b5IU\/mL. Total T4 reference ranges were 5.2\u201317.0 \u00b5g\/dL and 7.6\u201314.7 \u00b5g\/dL, respectively. In the longitudinally studied women, TSH decreased from 2.3\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.0 \u00b5IU\/mL pre-pregnancy to 1.6 \u00b1\u00a01.0 \u00b5IU\/mL in the first trimester, then rose marginally to 2.0\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.7 \u00b5IU\/mL in the second trimester. First-trimester TSH levels correlated positively with pre-pregnancy TSH and with abdominal circumference in these anti-TPO negative women (p=0.01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study establishes community-based trimester-specific reference intervals for TSH and Total T4 in preconceptionally euthyroid, TPO antibody negative community dwelling Indian women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2026.1757357","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]],"date-time":"2026-07-23T04:30:46Z","timestamp":1784781046000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A preconception to late pregnancy community cohort study for reference values of serum thyrotropin and total thyroxine"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Ashwin","family":"Valliyot","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram","place":["Thiruvananthapuram, India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"P. 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