[Thyroiditis and pregnancy]

Acta Med Port. 2003 Sep-Oct;16(5):343-5.
[Article in Portuguese]

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / immunology
  • Pregnancy Complications* / physiopathology
  • Risk Factors
  • Thyroiditis* / complications
  • Thyroiditis* / immunology
  • Thyroiditis* / physiopathology