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c. The increase in estrogen results in an increased synthesis of binding proteins such as thyroid-binding globulin and transcortin, which in turn results in an increase in the total thyroxine and total cortisol concentration, respectively, without

d. There is a mild glucose intolerance, secondary to the anti-insulin effect of human placental lactogen, and a lower renal threshold for glucose, which often results in glucosuria in the presence of normal serum glucose concentration.

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