Some women prefer to count their pregnancy from the day that they were likely to be ovulating during the month in which they became pregnant. This will give you an estimated date of conception, which will usually be about two weeks after the first day of your LMP. So you will be two weeks further along in your pregnancy if it's calculated according to your LMP rather than your estimated date of conception.
What is meant by the term goitrogen and what is the connection between goitrogens, food, and health? Goitrogen is a medical term that is used to describe any substance that interferes with function of the thyroid gland. The word itself comes from goiter, which means enlargement of the thyroid.
What the Thyroid Gland Does. To understand why some types of goiter develop, it is first important to know what the normal function of the thyroid gland is and how it is regulated. The thyroid gland makes and releases into blood two small chemicals, called thyroid hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).