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Relation between anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody and recurrent pregnancy loss: A case control study

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: Thyroid dysfunction and autoimmunity are relatively common clinical scenario in women within reproductive age group and have been correlated and linked to a spectrum of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as recurrent miscarriage.  Aim: To investigate the correlation and linkage between anti-TPO antibody and recurrent miscarriage.
Materials and Methods: This case control observational research study was conducted on 90 pregnant female out which 45 with history of recurrent miscarriage were cases and 45 without such history were controls.
Results: The mean age of control group was 25.29 while it was 26.69 in cases group. The prevalence of anti-tpo antibody positivity in the study group was 18.8%.out of 90 pregnant female ;17 were positive for anti-tpo antibody. The prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in pregnant women with recurrent abortion was (37.8%) while it was (0%) in the healthy group (P=0.0).  Conclusion:There was significant relationship between anti thyroid antibody positivity and recurrent miscarriage. Thyroid autoimmunity can be considered as risk marker for recurrent miscarriage.

DOI

10.21608/ebwhj.2020.28672.1095

Keywords

Anti-tpo antibody, Pregnancy, recurrent miscarriage

Authors

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Mohamed

Last Name

Ali

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Sayed

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain-Shams University, Cairo

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mohamed_ali906@yahoo.com

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Rehab

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Abdel Rahman

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Mohamed

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University.

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rehababdel-rahman@gmail.com

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Nancy

Last Name

Wahba

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Samir

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Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo

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nancywahba@gmail.com

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Mohamed

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Gaber

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Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kafr Elsheikh University

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mn1838043@gmail.com

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10

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2

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14472

Issue Date

2020-05-01

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2020-04-25

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2020-05-01

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176

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180

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2090-7265

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2090-7257

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Case Report

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397

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Publication Title

Evidence Based Women's Health Journal

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https://ebwhj.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023