Reproductive outcomes and nononcologic complications after radioactive iodine ablation for well-differentiated thyroid cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation is frequently performed after initial surgery for well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC). We examined the frequency and timing of childbirth as well as nononcologic complications after RAI ablation for WDTC on a population level.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of 25,333 patients (18,850 women) with WDTC was performed using the California Cancer Registry and California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development database, 1999-2008. The primary outcomes were birthrate and median time to first live birth among women of childbearing age. Secondary outcomes were nononcologic diagnoses occurring outside the acute setting (>30 days) after ablation.

Results

RAI ablation did not affect birthrate among women in the

SUBMITTER: Wu JX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4291087 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature