Parity and Incidence of Thyroid Autoimmunity: A Population-Based Tehran Thyroid Study

Introduction: Autoimmune thyroid disease is the most common autoimmune disorder. Evidence regarding causes of the high prevalence and incidence of thyroid autoimmunity in women, and especially women of reproductive age, is still inconclusive and previous studies have suggested genetic, environmental, and existential factors to play a role in its pathogenesis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of parity and other reproductive...