Iodine nutrition status and thyroid function of women at different phases of gestation in an iodine sufficient rural area

CONCLUSIONS: The levels of serum TSH and thyroid hormones fluctuate at the different phases of pregnancy. With the increase of gestational age, the incidence of iodine deficiency also increased. Abnormal thyroid hormones, TSH, positive TgAb and TPOAb were mainly existed in the early pregnancy.PMID:33787045 | DOI:10.6133/apjcn.202103_30(1).0012
Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research