Endocrinopatías durante el puerperio. Manejo
ISSN: 1138-3593
Year of publication: 2015
Issue: 2
Pages: 99-105
Type: Article
More publications in: Semergen: revista española de medicina de familia
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Abstract
The various endocrinopathies that may occur during the postpartum period are described. The most important and common is gestational and pre-gestational diabetes, but other less common, and also very important ones, are mentioned such as hypopituitarism (Sheehan's syndrome and lymphocytic hypophysitis) and thyroid disorders, pre-existing (hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism), or postpartum onset (postpartum thyroiditis and Graves' disease). After describing their characteristics, the emphasis is placed on the proper management of these endocrine diseases, some of them which exclusively appear during the postpartum period.