Exclusion Criteria
| Parameter evaluated for damage | Exclusion criterion | No. of patients excluded |
|---|---|---|
| Salivary glands | History of salivary gland disorders | 0 |
| Use of anticholinergic drugs | 1 | |
| Report of recurrent or persistent pain or enlargement of salivary glands | 1 | |
| Hyperamylasemia before 131I administration | 3 | |
| Ovaries | History of oophorectomy, chemotherapy, or pelvic radiotherapy | 0 |
| Increased FSH before 131I | 20 | |
| Testes | History of chemotherapy, orchiepididymitis, cryptorchidism | 1 |
| Varicocele or infertility | 1 | |
| Increased FSH before 131I | 1 | |
| Hematologic | Known hematologic disease | 0 |
| Neutrophils < 1,800/mm3 | 2 | |
| Platelets < 150,000/mm3 | 1 | |
| Hemoglobin < 12 g/dL | 1 | |
| Oxidative | Diabetes | 0 |
| Smoker | 7 |