The Influence of Selenium Supplementation on Postpartum Thyroid Status in Pregnant Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Autoantibodies

Negro, Roberto; Greco, Gabriele; Mangieri, Tiziana; Pezzarossa, A.; Dazzi, Davide; Hassan, Haslinda

doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1821

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The Influence of Selenium Supplementation on Postpartum Thyroid Status in Pregnant Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Autoantibodies

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Feb 7, 2007

Authors:

Roberto Negro

Gabriele Greco

Tiziana Mangieri

Abstract

CONTEXT: Pregnant women who are positive for thyroid peroxidase antibodies [TPOAb(+)] are prone to develop postpartum thyroid dysfunction (PPTD) and permanent hypothyroidism. Selenium (Se) decreases thyroid inflammatory activity in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis. OBJECTIVE: We examined whether...

Subject

Thyroid peroxidase

Medicine

Thyroid

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