ea0041ep1010 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2016
Perez-Naranjo Susana
, Abellan Pablo
, Merchante Agustin Angel
, Rubio Olalla
, Querol Roser
, Cubells Pilar
Introduction: During pregnancy, the thyroid volume (TV) increases by 20% to 35% in areas with iodine deficiency. In iodine-sufficient countries, while some studies showed an increase in TV by 1015%, others did not observe any change in TV during pregnancy. Thyroid nodules may be present in up to 1535% of pregnant women in areas with moderate iodine deficiency. However, in areas with iodine-sufficient, thyroid nodules were investigated in a few number of studies...