Open AccessAnti-thyroid peroxidase antibody positivity during early pregnancy is associated with pregnancy complications and maternal morbidity in later life
Author(s) -
R. Bhattacharyya,
Kasturi Mukherjee,
Anjan Das,
Madhuri Ranjana Biswas,
Sandip Roy Basunia,
Anindya Mukherjee
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.160021
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , thyroid peroxidase , thyroid function , anti thyroid autoantibodies , obstetrics , thyroid , miscarriage , postpartum period , thyroid disease , thyroid function tests , antibody , autoantibody , immunology , genetics , biology
We assessed the impact of detecting anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO-Ab) in the first trimester of pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes and maternal thyroid function during the postpartum period.