Abstract:BACKGROUND A healthy and well-functioning thyroid gland is important to everyone, but it is especially important to a woman in their child bearing age. Postpartum thyroiditis is a syndrome of transient or permanent thyroid dysfunction occurring in the first year after delivery and based on autoimmune inflammation of thyroid gland. (1,2) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To determine the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in postpartum period. 2. To see the prevalence of TPOab in the postpartum thyroiditis. 3. Percentage o… Show more
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