Can the patient become pregnant after radionuclide therapy, or father a child?
After radionuclide therapy, a female patient should be advised to avoid pregnancy for the period of time indicated in the table. This is to ensure that the dose to a conceptus/foetus would probably not exceed 1 mGy (the member of the public dose limit). Potential spermatozoa damage in male patients is also allowed for in the case of iodine-131.
