Postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) is an autoimmune-mediated destructive thyroiditis occurring within 1 year after delivery or spontaneous/induced abortion in women who were euthyroid duri...
Fatigue, weight loss, irritability, palpitations, tremor, hyperhidrosis, heat intolerance, anxiety (1)
Recently or currently pregnant
Painless swelling at anterior neck
Most women become euthyroid within 1 year postpartum.
Treatment of hyperthyroid state should be initiated once the diagnosis is confirmed and the patient is symptomatic (3)[A...
Follow-up TSH testing is indicated every 4 to 6 weeks during replacement therapy or with changes in symptoms (1).
Women with a prior history of PPT should have TS...
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TSH is the most sensitive measure of thyroid function in the peripartum period.
Free T4 is affected due to increased thyroxine-binding globulin secondary to increased estrogen productio...
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