ANALYSIS OF THE THYROID STATUS OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE IODINE-DEFICIENT REGION
Thyroid hormones play an important role during pregnancy, providing organogenesis, growth and development of
the fetus, teach in the formation and development of the brain and its structure, influencing cognitive abilities. Thyroid
dysfunction is associated with the pathological course of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as a negative effect on the
fetus. Iodine deficiency, which persists throughout Uzbekistan, creates prerequisites for more frequent development
of subclinical hypothyroidism and hypothyroxinemia of pregnant women. Therefore, early detection of thyroid
dysfunction during gestation in regions of iodine deficiency is relevant. Chronic iodine deficiency leads to a wide range
of pathology, united by the term "iodine deficiency diseases" (IDD). In addition to diseases of the thyroid gland
(thyroid gland), IDZ involve pathological conditions suspended by a relative deficiency of thyroid hormones: violation
of reproductive function, miscarriage of pregnancy, emerging anomalies and stillbirths, replacement of growth and
development of the child, as well as cognitive disorders. Therefore, iodine deficiency is most dangerous at the stage
of intrauterine development of the child and in early childhood due to the great importance of thyroid hormones in
the formation of the structure of the brain and the development of intelligence. Reminders of mild iodine deficiency in the regions leads to a decrease in mental abilities, mental health disorders and a weakening of the physical
development of the child.