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From: Clinical insights of pregnancy management, adrenal insufficiency as a possible cause of elevated TSH: a pilot study of case series

Fig. 2

Results of the basal serum cortisol levels and endocrinological stimulation test. (A) Basal serum cortisol levels (Group1, 2, and 3) in each case. (B) Mean basal serum cortisol levels (Group1, 2, and 3) during pregnancy. (C) Endocrinological stimulation test results (LDST, SDST, and CRH) the figure indicates 30-min cortisol levels after each stress. (D) Mean 30-min cortisol levels after each stress in the pregnancy stage. HT, hypothyroidism; AI, adrenal insufficiency; early, early pregnancy (1~15w); mid, mid-pregnancy (16 ~ 27w); late, late pregnancy (28w~). Group 1; AI group, Group 2; hypothyroid group with low basal serum cortisol but pass stimulation test, Group 3; hypothyroid group with adequate basal serum cortisol. BC, basal cortisol; LDST, low-dose corticotropin stimulation test; SDST, standard-dose corticotropin stimulation test; CRH, corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test

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