Endocrine Abstracts

There is ample evidence that despite an overall improvement of iodine intake, not only in Germany but also in many European countries pregnant woman may be deficient of this trace element.Healthy pregnant women (n=66) without a thyroid history volunteered for an ultrasound scan of the thyroid and for a blood sample; TSH, free T ¾ and TPO - antibodies were measured of the thyroid.21 (32%) of the pregnant women exhibited an ...