Re: I-131 in Pregnancy and Abortion

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@ucdavis.edu>]

At 06:58 PM 8/19/02 +0200, MOSHE LEVITA wrote:

>A 23 year old woman received 14.6 mc I-131 for hyperthyroidism.

>A few days later it became apparent that she had conceived one week before

>receiving the I-131.

>

>In other words the 14.6 mc were given in her 1-2 first weeks of pregnancy.

>She is now 5-6 weeks pregnant.

> 

>Should abortion be considered in view of possible damage to the fetus ?

>

>Your fast opinion is very important.

>

>Moshe Levita

>Ministry of Health, Israel

>mlevita@netvision.net.il

>

>Mobile: 972-64-266536

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August 19, 2002

Davis, CA



It is not clear that the embryo received any significant dose since the

iodine is rapidly taken up by the mother's thyroid and the young embryo has

no thyroid. 



The world's expert on this issue is Dr. Robert L. Brent, head of the

teratology lab at the Alfred duPont Institute in Wilmington, DE.   E-mail

him at rbrent@nemours.com



Otto

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