What is the effect of hypothyroidism on pregnancy?
What is the effect of hypothyroidism on pregnancy?
Causes stunted growth
Causes menstrual cycle to become irregular
Causes defective development and maturation of the growing baby
None of the above
Solution
Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective development and maturation of the growing baby leading to stunted growth (cretinism), mental retardation, low intelligence quotient, abnormal skin, deaf-mutism, etc.