J Med Assoc Thai 1997; 80 (11):693

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Thyroid Function and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Patients with Hydatidiform Mole
Ngowngannratana S Mail, Sunthornthepvarakul T , Kanchanawat S

Sixty-seven patients with molar pregnancy were studied on admission to Rajvithi
Hospital from 1992 to 1996. Thyroid function tests and serum hCG concentrations were measured.
On the basis of thyroid function test results, the patients could be subdivided into three groups ;
Group I (hyperthyroid), Group II (subclinical hyperthyroid) and Group III (nontoxic). We found
significant correlation between hCG and T4, T3 and Fr4I levels (rho=0.559, p

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