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Low intake of iodine through 17 weeks of pregnancy. can i pick up the pace from now on or is the damage to my baby done? prenatal vits don't have it.

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Dr. Nicholas Fogelson answered

Hmmm?: This is unlikely to be a concern unless you are taking medications that affect iodine metabolism (ie certain anti-arrhythmics). Salt is also iodized, people that eat a regular diet in america are rarely iodine deficient. A truly iodine deficient person will have low thyroid hormone and possibly an enlarged thyroid gland as well.

Answered 2/2/2014

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A member asked:

Low intake of iodine through 17 weeks of pregnancy. can i pick up the pace from now on or is the damage to my baby done? prenatal vits don't have it.

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Dr. Nicholas Fogelson answered

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