No increase in renal iodine excretion during pregnancy: a telling comparison between pregnant women and their spouses

Eftychia Koukkou, Stavros Kravaritis, Irene Mamali, Georgios G. Markantes, Marina Michalaki, Georgios G. Adonakis, Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, Kostas B. Markou

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OBJECTIVE: Adequate dietary iodine intake is necessary for normal thyroid gland function at all times, and most particularly during pregnancy. Increased iodine loss is cited, among other factors, as responsible for the increased iodine demand in this period. Our aim was to compare renal iodine excretion between …