H. Tada et al., PREVALENCE OF POSTPARTUM ONSET OF DISEASE WITHIN PATIENTS WITH GRAVES-DISEASE OF CHILD-BEARING AGE, Endocrine journal, 41(3), 1994, pp. 325-327
To assess the prevalence of postpartum onset of disease among the pati
ents with Graves' disease, we performed a retrospective examination of
289 consecutive female patients with Graves' disease who attended our
thyroid clinic. Of these patients, 92 were female of child-bearing ag
e (20-39 y.o.) who have had one or more deliveries, and at least 37 pa
tients revealed clear evidences of postpartum onset of the disease. Th
at is, at least 40% of Graves' patients of 20-39 y.o. developed their
disease during the postpartum period.