POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS

Course overview

POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS IS RATHER A COMMON PROBLEM DURING THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD. POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS HAS FOUND IN APPROXIMATELY 5% OF MOTHERS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION. IT OCCURS FROM SUBCLINICAL AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS THAT IS AGGRAVATED AFTER PREGNANCY AND CAUSES VARIOUS TYPES OF THYROID DYSFUNCTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.