Transient post-partum hypothyroidism.
Transient hypothyroidism was observed in two young women a few months following childbirth. It is suggested that throughout their pregnancy they had already suffered from auto-immune thyroiditis, the symptoms of which were suppressed at that time, as found in many other auto-immune diseases. Being transient, post-partum hypothyroidism is an exception to the rule that treatment by thyroid hormone replacement should never be stopped in hypothyroidism. Post-partum hypothyroidism has to be considered in every suspected case of post-partum depression, because of the possible similarity in the clinical presentation.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology