Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Iodine may aggravate maternal autoimmune thyroid diseases during and after pregnancy, but selenium could defend against it’s harmful effect. Objective: to study the course and complications of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in pregnant and lactating women receiving iodine and selenium therapy. Material and method. Serum TSH, free-T4 and anti-thyroid peroxidase-antibody were measured in 30 women with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis in every gestational trimester...

Introduction: In iodine deficient regions maternal iodine supply is indispensable for the normal development of the fetus, but it might aggravate autoimmune thyroid diseases in the mother during pregnancy and postpartum. Selenium might be beneficent in these thyroid diseases by defending against the harmful effect of iodine on maternal thyroiditis.Objective: To study the course of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in pregnant women, under combined therapy wit...

Introduction: The urinary iodine excretion (UIE) from fasting morning urine sample is a good epidemiologic indicator for iodine state, used in populational groups (schoolchildren, pregnant women) at risk to develop iodine deficiency disorders. It is not adequate to evaluate individual iodine intake. In pregnant women, especially with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, it is important to estimate iodine state.Objectives: To evaluate the individual iodine sta...

Introduction: In Romania universal salt iodization was implemented into practice since 2002, and iodine content of salt was gradually increased afterward. The efficiency and sustainability of this nationwide program were evaluated among school children from endemic regions of Mures and Harghita Counties. During these studies thyroid ultrasound characteristic for chronic autoimmune thyroiditis was observed in a considerable number of cases.Objective: To e...