Postpartum thyroiditis

<p>Postpartum thyroiditis is a type of <a href="/facts/Thyroiditis/v0l6m7sQ">thyroiditis</a>, <a href="/facts/Inflammation/Ura86MIy">inflammation</a> of the <a href="/facts/Thyroid/bjovTJVu">thyroid</a>, occuring in the first 12 months after <a href="/facts/Pregnancy/vEKYGpep">pregnancy</a> and typically involves <a href="/facts/Hyperthyroidism/H9Eqmbgk">hyperthyroidism</a> followed by <a href="/facts/Hypothyroidism/oqtQDu2F">hypothyroidism</a> which is most often temporary.
</p><p>Postpartum thyroiditis is believed to result from the modifications to the <a href="/facts/Immune_system/HRCTf1pb">immune system</a> necessary in pregnancy, and histologically is the same as <a href="/facts/Subacute_lymphocytic_thyroiditis/yAuNyAI5">subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis</a> also called silent thyroiditis or painless thyroiditis, a form of <a href="/facts/Subacute_thyroiditis/MWsKqCqF">subacute thyroiditis</a>. The process is normally self-limiting, but when <a href="/facts/Thyroid_antibodies/6j71eQUv">thyroid antibodies</a> are found there is a high chance of this proceeding to permanent hypothyroidism.
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Postpartum thyroiditis