Thyroid dysgenesis thyroid gland may be located anywhere along the path of the descent of the thyroid during its embryological development, although it is most commonly located at the base of the tongue, just posterior to the foramen cecum of the tongue. In this location, an aberrant or ectopic thyroid gland is known as a "lingual thyroid". If the thyroid fails to descend to even higher degree, then the resulting final resting point of the thyroid gland may be high in the neck, such as just below the hyoid bone. Parts of ectopic thyroid tissue ("accessory thyroid tissue") can also occur, and
Thyroid disease in pregnancy levels are above 10 mU/L. Long-term follow up is necessary due to the risk of permanent hypothyroidism. Nearly all the women with PPTD have positive TPO antibodies. This marker can be a useful screening test in early pregnancy as 50% of women with antibodies will develop thyroid dysfunction postpartum. In addition some but not all studies have shown an association between PPTD and depression so that thyroid function should be checked postpartum in women with mood changes. Thyroid disease in pregnancy Thyroid disease in pregnancy can affect the health of the mother as well as the child before and after