Re: Iodine Uptake in Israel

["High Plains Drifter" <magna1@jps.net>]

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----- Original Message -----

From: "Carol S. Marcus" <csmarcus@ucla.edu>

To: <mlevita@mail.netvision.net.il>; <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:01 PM

Subject: Re:





> At 02:38 PM 8/19/02 -0400, mlevita@mail.netvision.net.il wrote:

> >Dear Colleagues;

> >

> >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.

> >

> >

> >Thanks,

> >

> >Moshe Levita

> >Ministry of Health, Israel

> >

> >mlevita@netvision.net.il

> >

> >Mobile: 972-64-266536

> >

> >

> >

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> Dear Moshe:

>

> No, an abortion is not necessary.  The embryo did not get a very large

dose

> of radiation, only about 3 rad, and the thyroid does not begin to

> concentrate iodine until about 12 weeks.  Any damage done to an embryo

that

> young would result in embryonic death and resorption.  If the embryo is

> still there, and the mother wants the baby, abortion is not indicated.

See

> Stabin MG, Watson EE, Marcus CS, and Salk RD: Radiation dosimetry for the

> adult female and fetus from I-131 administration in hyperthyroidism.

Jour.

> Nucl. Med. 32:808-813, 1991, Table 3 p.810 especially.

>

> Ciao, Carol

>

> Carol S. Marcus, Ph.D., M.D.

> <csmarcus@ucla.edu>

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