Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In Graves’ hyperthyroidism with long-term antithyroid drugs (ATD) treatment, remission is often umpredictable. However variables at diagnosis or at the end of the ATD regimen are associated with a highest likelihood of recurrence and could be used to decide an ablative treatment.Objective: To identify variables before and at the end of a long-term treatment with ATD (>6 months) associated with higher rates of relapse during a follo...

The recommended nutrient intake (RNI) for iodine during pregnancy has been re-evaluated in 2005 by an international expert committee under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO). The consensus reached was that the RNI for iodine during pregnancy should range between 200 and 300 μ/d with an average of 250 μ/d.To asses the adequacy of the iodine intake during pregnancy in a population, urinary iodine concentration (UIC) should be mea...