Objective:To explore the relationship between intestinal flora and hypothyroidism during pregnancy. Methods:466 pregnant women who underwent routine check-ups in our hospital from July 2019 to April 2021 were selected as the research objects. According to the diagnosis of intestinal flora, they were divided into intestinal flora imbalance group(n=85) and normal intestinal flora group(n=381). By detecting the serum thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH) and free thyroxine(FT4) levels in the two groups, the occurrence of hypothyroidism was determined and then compared during pregnancy between the two groups.The pregnant women were divided into hypothyroidism group and non-hypothyroidism group according to whether the pregnant women had hypothyroidism. The distribution of intestinal flora in pregnant women with hypothyroidism and non-hypothyroidism was observed. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to test the relationship between intestinal flora and hypothyroidism during pregnancy. Results: The incidence of hypothyroidism in pregnancy was 34.12% in the dysbacteriosis group, which was significantly higher than that in the normal group 4.72%, (χ2=66.208, P<0.001). The total intestinal microflora of pregnant women in hypothyroidism group was significantly lower than that in non hypothyroidism group, the number of Clostridium and yeast like bacteria was more than that in non hypothyroidism group, and the number of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus was less than that in non hypothyroidism group(P<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in Gram-negative bacilli, Gram-positive bacilli, Proteus and Bacteroides between hypothyroidism group and non hypothyroidism group(P>0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that: dysbacteriosis of intestinal flora, age≥30 years old, gestational age≥30 weeks, gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes were all risk factors of hypothyroidism during pregnancy(P<0.05).Conclusion:Intestinal flora imbalance can increase the risk of hypothyroidism during pregnancy. |