Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The guidelines of American Thyroid Association from 2011 include age over 30 as one of the risk factors for hypothyroidism in pregnancy. The aim of our study was to verify whether age increases the risk of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) in pregnant women.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in 5223 unselected consecutive pregnant women in the 9th–12th gestational weeks. In a single laboratory, we measured serum concentrati...

Introduction: The utility of screening for antibodies against thyroperoxidase (TPOAb) in early pregnancy remains controversial. The aim of our retrospective follow-up study was to examine the thyroid function of initially euthyroid TPOAb+ women at a longer period after delivery.Methods: We invited 822 women screened positive for thyroid disorders in the first trimester of pregnancy (9th–12th gestational week) for follow-up. This included measurement...