Hypothyroidism
Conditions
Keywords
Hypothyroidism
Brief summary
The study tries to determine if post partum thyroiditis has marked long term (20 years after partum) risk for developing hypothyroidism.
Detailed description
This is study where we follow up women who in 1985 were checked for the occurrence of post partum thyroiditis 6 week after labour. The former patients have been invited to participate by answering a questionnaire and by providing results from blood tests.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Defined group of women who tested positive for post partum thyroiditis in 1985. * Control group randomly picked from those who tested negative.
Exclusion criteria
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Countries
Norway