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[Prevalence of thyroid function in pregnant and lactating women in areas with different iodine levels of Shanxi province].

Yanting Ren, Qingzhen Jia, Xiangdong Zhang, Baisuo Guo, Fengfeng Zhang, Xiaotian Cheng, Yongping Wang

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Excessive iodine intake might increase the risk of subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnant women and lactating women. It is suggested to strengthen the iodine nutrition and thyroid function monitoring in women, pregnant women and lactating women in areas with high environmental iodine.

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Key concepts: Iodine, Medicine, Urine, Thyroid function, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Iodine deficiency, Pregnancy