Amelioration of some pregnancy-associated variations in thyroid function by iodine supplementation
| Autor: | G M Eriksen, O S Rasmussen, H. E. Gregersen, K R Larsen, Peter Laurberg, Preben R. Knudsen, Klaus M. Pedersen, E Iversen, Peter L. Johannesen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Goiter Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Thyroid Gland Thyrotropin chemistry.chemical_element Iodine Thyroglobulin Biochemistry Thyroid function tests Excretion Endocrinology Pregnancy Internal medicine Humans Medicine Prospective Studies Maternal-Fetal Exchange Ultrasonography Milk Human medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Postpartum Period Biochemistry (medical) Thyroid Infant Newborn Fetal Blood medicine.disease Iodine deficiency Thyroxine medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Triiodothyronine Female Thyroid function business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 77:1078-1083 |
| ISSN: | 1945-7197 0021-972X |
| DOI: | 10.1210/jcem.77.4.8408456 |
| Popis: | Knowledge of the effect of differences in iodine intake levels on public health in areas with no endemic goiter is limited. Groups at risk when iodine intake is relatively low are pregnant and lactating women and their newborns. A prospective randomized study was performed to evaluate the effect of iodine supplementation in an area where the median daily iodine excretion in urine is around 50 micrograms. Fifty-four normal pregnant women were randomized to be controls or to receive 200 micrograms iodine/day from weeks 17-18 of pregnancy until 12 months after delivery. In the control group, serum TSH, serum thyroglobulin (Tg), and thyroid size showed significant increases during pregnancy. These variations were ameliorated by iodine supplementation. Iodine did not induce significant variations in serum T4, T3, or free T4. Cord blood Tg was much lower when the mother had received iodine, whereas TSH, T4, T3, and free T4 levels were unaltered. The results suggest that a relatively low iodine intake during pregnancy leads to thyroidal stress, with increases in Tg release and thyroid size. However, the thyroid gland is able to adapt and keep thyroid hormones in the mother and the child normal, at least under normal circumstances, as evaluated in the present study. It is not known whether this stress is sufficient to be of importance for late development of autonomous thyroid growth and function. |
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