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Antithyroid microsomal antibody is a test to measure antithyroid microsomal antibodies in the blood. Microsomes are found inside thyroid cells. The body produces antibodies to microsomes when there has been damage to thyroid cells. A blood sample is needed.
When glucose levels are well controlled, macrosomia is less likely. At the beginning of the third trimester, all pregnant women should get tested for gestational diabetes. During this test (the so-called one-hour glucose test) a woman drinks a glucose-laden fluid, and her blood sugar level is tested one hour later. If it is abnormal (above 130 or 140mg/dL based on which of two accepted standards is used), a three-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is done to confirm the diagnosis.