CellWell record HH-121959
Critical Role of Iodine and Thyroid Hormones During Pregnancy
Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes; Camilo Fuentes Peña; Jonathan F Nuñez; María Belén Sánchez; Jonatan J Carvajal; Katherine Roble; María José Mendoza-León; Ma Andreina Rangel-Ramírez; Ma Cecilia Opazo; Margarita K Lay; Claudia A Riedel; Enrique Guzmán-Gutierrez; Juan Pablo Mackern-Oberti; Evelyn L Jara
2025
In plain language
Pregnancy increases iodine requirements via enhanced renal clearance, elevated thyroid hormone production, and transplacental transfer; mild deficiency causes maternal thyroid overstimulation, while severe deficiency results in fetal hypothyroidism with irreversible neurocognitive impairment.
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