Re: PREGNANCY & I-131 HYPERTHYROID RX

["Dr. M. Pillay -DDHK Nuclear Medicine" <pillay@ngoh.azr.nl>]

> Datum verzending: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 21:54:33 +0100
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> Onderwerp:        PREGNANCY & I-131 HYPERTHYROID RX

> 
> How long do you (Nuclear Medicine Services) advise female hyperthyroid
> patients to wait before attempting to become pregnant after having received
> up to 15 mCi I-131?  Are you aware of any literature pertaining to this
> subject?
> If your response is of general interest please post on radsafe otherwise
> communicate direct to Carl Chamberlain Eccsierra@aol.com.. Thank you much.


- A General rule at our institute is advise against becoming pregnant 
for 6 months following a dose of up to 1110 MBq I-131. We have 
adopted this approach more on psycological grounds than on 
scientific data .I am not aware of any published data based on 
scientifically derived data.   

Mike