Thyroid dysfunction in hyperemesis gravidarum: A study in turkish pregnant women [Hiperemezis gravidarumda tiroid disfonksiyonu: Türk gebelerde yapilan bir çalişma]

Objective: in this study we investigate the possible relation of thyroid dysfunction and thyroid antibodies to hyperemesis gravidarum. material and methods: thirty-seven patients with hyperemesis gravidarum and 33 healthy controls have been included in this study. results: thyroid dysfunction was significantly more common than in controls (38% vs 6%,p=0.002). thyroglobulin antibodies were also significantly more common in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum than controls (54 iu/ml vs. 14 iu/ml,p=0.03). conclusion: hyperemesis gravidarum can be a risk factor for postpartum thyroid dysfunction. thyroid antibodies must be checked in the hyperemesis population in an endemic goitre region and/or iodine replacement regions. © 2011 by the turkish-german gynecological education and research foundation.