People mainly take Lugol's Iodine for hormones, immunity, energy. Based on 7 first-hand reports and 8 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1462 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: VIA, VILI, even a combination of them in parallel, could be good options for cervical screening in low-resource settings. Significant differences in sensitivity between different gold standards might provide a proxy for optimization of ongoing cervical cancer screening programs.
PubMed 26014371 ↗Conclusion: Our results suggest that S-VIA has accuracy in the detection of CIN 2+ and may provide additional support to health care providers delivering care in low-resource settings.
PubMed 34936374 ↗Conclusion: Although cervical cancer screening exists in almost all developing countries, what is missing is both opportunistic and systematic organised population-based screenings. Cervical cancer screening programmes need to be integrated into already existing HIV services to enable early detection and treatment. There is a need to offer opportunistic and coordinated screening programmes that are provider-initiated to promote early identification of cervical precancerous lesions.
PubMed 30447695 ↗Conclusion: Three major themes were identified that facilitated implementation of screening programs in a community-based setting: standardized training that maintained competency of test providers; collaborations with community-based organizations that used health education for recruitment of participants; and employing the screen-and-treat method to reduce loss to follow-up. Summarized evidence presented in this review could substantially influence future implementation and sustainment of cervical cancer screening programs at a national level.
PubMed 28704717 ↗As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“I've taken up to 100mg of iodine a day for a while, but I think I'll be on the safe side if I lower it for long term”
“I had almost the exact same experiences as you. I take lugol's almost daily (with other co-factors.) Completely changed my healthy/immunity.”
“A few drops of lugals iodine daily can often help improve thyroid function better.”
“I take 1 drop of 2% lugols solution which contains 3 MILLIGRAMS (3000 ug) per day which is more than 10X the RDA.”
“get some Lugol's iodine and try to apply it to your hair directly. Lugol's doesn't stain. It regenerates skin and hair.”
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