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Pregnant. Thyroid Test Showed TSH Value 8.70, T3-159, T4-10.10. What Precautions Should Be Taken?
Dear XXXXXXX,
Recommended TSH during pregnancy is less than 2.5. High TSH means thyroid hormone levels in body are lower than normal and this can have adverse effect on baby's neurocognitive development. So she needs to take levothyroxine tablets to maintain TSH below 2.5 and the treatment has to be taken till delivery. As for diet is concerned there is nothing specific only advice is to avoid cauliflower, cabbage, radish & soya in bulk. She needs to start the treatment right away and thyroid function tests will have to be repeated every 4-6 weeks to titrate the dosage of thyroxine.
Get back to me for any other doubts.
Shivaprasad
Recommended TSH during pregnancy is less than 2.5. High TSH means thyroid hormone levels in body are lower than normal and this can have adverse effect on baby's neurocognitive development. So she needs to take levothyroxine tablets to maintain TSH below 2.5 and the treatment has to be taken till delivery. As for diet is concerned there is nothing specific only advice is to avoid cauliflower, cabbage, radish & soya in bulk. She needs to start the treatment right away and thyroid function tests will have to be repeated every 4-6 weeks to titrate the dosage of thyroxine.
Get back to me for any other doubts.
Shivaprasad
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