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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Drug of Choice for hypehyroidism in pregnancy:
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The correct answer is  In a case of thyrotoxicosis during pregnancy, lodine-131 is contraindicated. Propylthiouracil is the drug of choice for thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy. It is highly protein bound and therefore less amount of drug is transferred across placenta and in milk. With carbimazole and methimazole there is risk of fetal hypothyroidism, aplasia cutis, and fetal agranulocytosis.