The birth of a child is a happy event in the life of every woman. But it is during this period that various serious diseases can appear. Postpartum thyroiditis is a frequent occurrence.
Inflammation of the thyroid gland
Thyroiditis after childbirth is quite rarea kind of thyroiditis. There is a loss of normal functions of the thyroid gland in this disease. The most widespread disease is in women who have recently given birth to a child. It appears with a frequency of 5-9% of cases for all pregnancies. Occurs during the first year after childbirth as a disruption of the thyroid gland.
Description of the disease
Что такое послеродовой аутоиммунный тиреоидит?Thyroid hormones accumulate in the thyroid gland. They are necessary to maintain the body for 2-3 months. The place where they meet is called a colloid. It is localized in the follicular area. Immunity of a woman during pregnancy weakens, which provokes the development of thyroiditis. There is a destruction of follicular components on this background, which promotes the transition of thyroid into blood vessels. This causes thyrotoxicosis and its unpleasant symptoms.
Women with pathological or chronicdiseases (diabetes mellitus of the first type, for example) are most prone to postpartum thyroiditis. This is proved by scientific research. If a woman has antibodies to thyroid peroxidase, then she is also at risk.
Main reasons
The function of the immune system is significantly reducedbecause of pregnancy, resulting in postpartum thyroiditis. Immunity becomes autoaggressive in relation to the thyroid gland. The consequence of postpartum thyroiditis is a mild form of hyperthyroidism. The duration of it can be different, depending on the individual characteristics of the woman. It can last an average of 2-3 months, and sometimes lasts up to a year or does not go without specialized treatment.
The earlier the disease is diagnosed, thebetter. This will reduce the likelihood of various complications. It happens that the cause of thyroiditis is that the immunity at the end of pregnancy rises sharply. This provokes stress for immune cells, which does not always safely affect the body. This situation can cause imbalance of all organs.
Repeated delivery increases the risk of developing the diseaseunlike the first. On the condition in which the thyroid gland is before pregnancy, the degree of thyroiditis after it depends. Therefore, it is better to take care of your health before motherhood. Scheduled examination with a doctor is recommended. If there are various ailments, they should be eliminated. And also it should be clarified when it is better to conceive a child.
A very serious approach requires postpartum thyroiditis. Symptoms and treatment are often interrelated. About this - further.
The main signs of thyroiditis
Some well-known symptoms will help recognize postpartum disease. Consider them in more detail:
- nervous, fussy, too energetic behavior of a young mother;
- frequent mood swings - only the woman laughed, after a while she was already crying, and vice versa;
- sharp fluctuations in body temperature;
- with an increase in appetite, weight decreases, which is strange;
- heartbeat begins to work faster and less rhythmically;
- a shiver can run through the body for no particular reason.
Frequent occurrence after childbirth in a woman isdepression. Therefore, it is necessary not to confuse thyroiditis with it. These symptoms characterize hyperthyroidism, which can lead to hypothyroidism, and this disease is much more serious than the first. Hormones start to be produced in smaller quantities, after which the disease may manifest itself with some additional symptoms:
- weakness, fatigue with any number of loads, even not too significant;
- drowsiness, apathy, depression;
- distraction, forgetfulness;
- swelling all over the body, sweating, fever;
- gradual weight gain due to a decrease in the intensity of metabolic processes and, nevertheless, weak appetite.
If symptoms do not get enough attention,which happens quite often, as there is confusion with postpartum depression, chronic postpartum thyroiditis occurs. Symptoms should therefore be able to recognize.
What is a risk factor?
With age, there is a gradual increasethe amount of thyroid antibodies in the blood of a woman. A young girl runs the risk of becoming ill with thyroiditis less than an elderly woman, and this difference is 18-20%.
Also, the risk group consists of women who haveimmunity is significantly weakened, as well as those who have chronic diseases. If pregnancy is planned, then consultation with a specialist is needed. In advance, you need to take measures to improve the body's immune defense. It is not too late to make it during pregnancy, but only with special preparations that are safe for the child.
Also worth a closer look at manifestations.diseases, do not write off everything on postpartum depression. It is better to undergo an examination once more in order to start therapy as soon as possible. Symptoms can be very similar - fatigue, drowsiness, depression, apathy. But the fact that after a few months these manifestations do not cease should be alarmed. If this happens, you should immediately consult a doctor for advice.
Заболевание может не давать никаких явных signs. That is why there is a misunderstanding of the seriousness of the situation. But in some cases it is even difficult for specialists to determine that this is a disruption of the thyroid gland. For treatment requires special thyroid hormones.
Postpartum thyroiditis: treatment
As a treatment for postpartum thyroiditis, two methods are used:
- medication therapy;
- treatment by the method of computer reflexology.
Тиреостатиками разрушается излишние количество hormones secreted by the thyroid gland. Therefore, doctors recommend them to take with this disease. They are not contraindicated during lactation, so breastfeeding can not stop during the treatment. But with the help of this therapy postpartum thyroiditis can be replaced by hypothyroidism.
If hormones are not enough in the blood, thenwill require hormone therapy. In this case, thyreostatic drugs are also prescribed. But, unfortunately, there is no guarantee that the body will begin to produce the missing hormones themselves. This will only improve the analysis, and complete recovery of the endocrine system will not occur.
The general condition may also improve, but the main symptoms of the disease will remain, and recovery of thyroid function will not occur.
Computerized reflex therapy can stabilize the production of hormones during the prevention of postpartum thyroiditis.
При этом осуществляется воздействие стабильным current to the active points of the body. They are biologically active and interrelated with the brain center through the nervous system. In addition, additional drugs will not be needed.
This method of computer reflexologyhelps to fully restore thyroid function, as well as the normal production of hormones in the body. The state of health will be excellent, all systems will work harmoniously and in an organized way.
Reviews of doctors confirm the effectivenessreflexology compared with medical treatment. And they have recently been trying to prescribe this particular therapy for the diagnosis of postpartum thyroiditis. How to distinguish this disease from DTZ (diffuse toxic goiter) is well known to specialists, and these ailments must be differentiated in time for treatment to be correct and timely.
How long should the treatment last?
Эффективность профилактических методов и степень diseases affect the duration of therapy until complete recovery. Approximately it lasts 2-3 months. Treatment will not be compulsory in the absence of the woman’s desire to have children in the future. Then it will be enough to visit the doctor regularly for an examination once every two months.
When planning a subsequent pregnancy, thyroxin is prescribed. To prevent hypothyroidism from becoming chronic, you need to regularly donate blood for hormones.
Postpartum thyroiditis: diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism is very difficult to detect, namelyis the first stage of thyroiditis. There are no symptoms as such. But at the first suspicions it is necessary to contact a specialist for advice. He will prescribe an analysis of thyroid hormones.
What is the forecast?
Postpartum thyroiditis completely disappears induring the year with the right treatment. This distinguishes it from other thyroiditis, which most often is not completely cured, but becomes chronic.
Treatment should be approached very responsibly, because so many women are at risk of being ill for life. This is dangerous postpartum thyroiditis.
БелМАПО (Белорусская медицинская академия postgraduate education), for example, trains doctors to make the correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment. Therefore, much depends on the qualifications of a specialist, and it is worth paying attention to when choosing a doctor.
Which doctors to contact?
Gynecologist or endocrinologist able to helpdeal with the disease. They will conduct a qualitative diagnosis, prescribe tests and treatment if necessary. Determine the degree of postpartum disease is also possible. Therapy is selected on an individual basis, depending on the characteristics of the female body.
Conclusion
Postpartum thyroiditis is severedisease, so it should be taken seriously. Especially if there are signs, but it is not yet clear what they are talking about. Therapy should be comprehensive and immediate, it guarantees effectiveness.
