Thyroiditis and pregnancy.

Authors

  • Luís Raposo Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa.
  • Dolores Passos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1201

Abstract

Authors develop the concept of immunity tolerance and its importance in thyroiditis occurrence and evolution during pregnancy as well post-partum pathology. They also refer the mechanisms that can induce to change the immunity response during pregnancy involving maternal, placental and fetal cytochemistry. It is also proposed a constant and precocious screening of the thyroid dysfunction in pregnant woman with thyroid antibodies, because their positivity prevalence is extremely high as far as the associated risk of abortion.

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Raposo L, Passos D. Thyroiditis and pregnancy. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2003 Oct. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];16(5):343-5. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1201

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Arquivo Histórico