Frequency of thyroid peroxidase antibody and its association with miscarriages among pregnant women

ABSTRACT

Objective: To measure the frequency of thyroid peroxidase antibody [TPO Ab] among clinically euthyroid pregnant women during first trimester and determine its association with pregnancy outcome as miscarriage or live birth by estimating the relative risk. Study Design: Cohort study. Place and Duration of Study Section of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Gynaecology and Obstetric outpatient clinics of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from July to December 2012