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Postgrad Med J 78:92-93 doi:10.1136/pmj.78.916.92
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Prognosis for fertility and ovarian function after treatment with radioiodine for thyroid cancer

Table 1

Ovarian function and women achieving conception after radioiodine therapy

Normal menses Irregular menses Transient amenorrhoea
No of patients 326 49 34
Mean age (years) 31 28 36
Median (range) cumulative radiation dose (GBq) 3 (1.1–36) 14 (1.1–30) 14 (8.5–59)
No who wish to conceive 253 19 4
No who achieve conception 253 18 4

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