ea0037ep1032 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015
Villagelin Danilo
, Ward Laura
, Santos Roberto
, Tiago Douglas
, Azevedo Giovana
, Zolio Sarah
, Romaldini Joao
Introduction: A womans iodine requirements increase substantially during pregnancy to ensure adequate supply to both mother and fetus. The deficiency of this element may cause several maternal-fetal repercussions. For this reason, iodine supplementation for pregnancy has been recommended and the World Health Organization (WHO) commends an iodine urinary concentration at a median UIC 150249 μg/l. As in many other countries around the world, there is evidence of...