Risk Factors for Postpartum Thyroid Dysfunction in Euthyroid Women Prior to Pregnancy

Nonchev Boyan I.; Argatska Antoaneta V.; Pehlivanov Blagovest K.; Orbetzova Maria M.

doi:10.1515/folmed-2017-0027

Folia Medica (Jun 2017)

Risk Factors for Postpartum Thyroid Dysfunction in Euthyroid Women Prior to Pregnancy

Nonchev Boyan I.,
Argatska Antoaneta V.,
Pehlivanov Blagovest K.,
Orbetzova Maria M.

Affiliations

Nonchev Boyan I.: Section of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Argatska Antoaneta V.: Section of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Pehlivanov Blagovest K.: Department of Midwifery cares, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Orbetzova Maria M.: Section of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0027
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 59, no. 2
pp. 190 – 196

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Background: Thyroid dysfunction is common during the postpartum and the predisposing factors for its development are considered specific for the population studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for the occurrence of postpartum thyroid dysfunction (PPTD) in euthyroid women prior to pregnancy.

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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