Lower incidence of postpartum thyrotoxicosis in women with Graves disease treated by radioiodine therapy than by subtotal thyroidectomy or with antithyroid drugs.

摘要

The incidence of PT among women with GD who have undergone RI therapy before their pregnancy was significantly low compared to thyroidectomy group and ATD group. This finding is interesting because the incidence of PT in the RI group was lower than subtotal thyroidectomy group even though thyroid volume had been greatly reduced by thyroidectomy. RI treatment is recommended in the choice of treatment for childbearing-age women as regards the risk of postpartum recurrence.