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Postpartum Thyroiditis
Signs, Symptoms and Treatment of PPT
By Shannon McKelden
Dr. Shi estimates, however, that approximately 25 percent of women who experience postpartum thyroiditis are at high risk of developing permanent hypothyroidism. Venner may be one of those women. She continued to take Synthroid in the two years between the births of her sons.
Even if the postpartum thyroiditis proves temporary, Dr. Powrie warns that women who have experienced PPT should be alert for it in the future. "Women who have had postpartum thryoiditis after one pregnancy are more likely to get it again in a subsequent pregnancy and are more likely to develop chronic hypothyroidism sometime in the future," he says.
McShane is aware of this and knows what to watch for. "Now I am not affected by thyroiditis and I feel like I did before the pregnancy, but if I plan on having another child I have to be careful and make sure to have my thyroid checked throughout the pregnancy," she says.
While generally not a serious disease, postpartum thyroiditis on top of the normal demands of a new baby can affect women emotionally. "PPT can affect a woman's well-being by causing physical and emotional problems that keep the patient from functioning and bonding with the family and baby for a longer period of time," Dr. Perez-Delboy says. "I recommend women who develop postpartum depression, women with any of the mentioned symptoms, women with other autoimmune disorders and women with a strong family history of autoimmune thyroid disease should also be screened [for PPT]."
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