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Horm Metab Res 2021; 53(09): 634-637
DOI: 10.1055/a-1430-3456
Letter to the Editor

Reference Intervals for Thyroid Hormones During the First Trimester of Gestation: A Report from an Area with a Sufficient Iodine Level

Maryam Kianpour
1   Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Ashraf Aminorroaya 
1   Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Massoud Amini
1   Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Awat Feizi
2   Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Mohsen Janghorbani
2   Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Saeideh Shokri
3   Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Sima Aminorroaya Yamini
4   Sheffield Hallam University, Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
,
Maryam Farghadani
3   Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Ali Hekmatnia
3   Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I. R. Iran
,
Hossien Gharib
5   Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Department of Endocrinology, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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A concern was raised [1] regarding the number of pregnant women in the analysis of reference range for the thyroid hormones in pregnancy [2], where we reported 185 cases and it was believed to be 145 cases.



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12 August 2021

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