Post-partum and non-post-partum relapsing Graves’ hyperthyroidism display different response to anti-thyroid drugs

Design Graves’ disease (GD) patients in remission after a full course of methimazole (MMI) therapy are at risk for a relapse of hyperthyroidism during the post-partum (PP) period, but whether this relapse may display any peculiarity is still unknown. Aim of this study was to compare GD patients undergoing a relapse of hyperthyroidism either in the PP period or not. Methods We retrospectively evaluated forty-three GD female patients in their...