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Increased thyroid hormone production (↑ 50%),:- Thyrotropic regulation by hCG- Estrogen-mediated TBG <strong>in</strong>creaseIncreased Maternal Dietary <strong>Iod<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Requirements<strong>in</strong> PregnancyIncreasedrenal iod<strong>in</strong>eclearance(↑ 30-50%)Iodide transferred to <strong>the</strong> fetus

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