Variations of urinary iodine during the first trimester of pregnancy in an iodine-replete area. Comparison with non-pregnant women

Atieh Amouzegar, Fereidoun Azizi

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Objective: To assess variations of urinary iodine concentration (UIC) during a 4-week period among pregnant and non-pregnant women in an iodine-replete area. Design: Pregnant (in their first trimester of pregnancy) and non-pregnant women referred to two maternity hospitals in Tehran were consecutively recruited from September 2005 to March 2006 …