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What Does High TSH Level During Pregnancy Indicate?
Question: Im 25 years old , Last year i had PCOS & 0.2 Thyroid and used XXXXXXX and thyronorm 12.5mg for 3 months later stopped and i was getting my periods and this XXXXXXX 2014 i met my Gync again and have done all the tests like TSH,LSH(slightly high),FSH,Pelvic scan and my cysts study was normal and thyroid was normal in XXXXXXX 2014..so we were ready to plan kids .. and My last period was on Feb 21st, my cycles are irregular sometimes 28days and sometimes its 40 days. so on March 21st i waited for my periods and they got delayed... took pregnancy test on March 22nd the test showed -ve. later on 1st &4th April 2014, i took the test and it was +ve.I met My Gyn and she told I'M 6 Weeks Pregnant and asked me to take follic acid and Susten 200mg and other blood and urine tests...And Now got my Blood test and Urine test results
Hemoglobin is 14.1,wbc count is 17,700,urine test is -ve,TSH is 4.78,random blood sugar is 80
I 'm very worried with my tsh that is 4.78 which should be under 3 level...My gync suggested me to take thyronim 25mg..Will Thyroid affect my baby growth?
Brief Answer:
Thyronorm will help in the growth of the baby
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
I have read your query fully.
First of all I would congratulate you on becoming pregnant.
Your TSH levels are very high. That means that your thyroid gland is producing very little hormone.
We need thyroid hormone for the development of the baby. Simply in laymen’s language the requirement of the thyroxine in pregnancy increases.
Thus if the thyroid gland is not functioning properly we need to increases the dose of the thyroid hormone to meet the requirements of the baby. If the pregnant hypothyroid female does get the extra thyroxine hormone it may have adverse effects on the foetus like preterm delivery, miscarriage etc.
Thus the thyronorm or the external thyroid hormone will rather have positive effect on the growth of the baby.
And your doctor will definitely monitor the levels of TSH during the course of pregnancy to keep the TSH levels low.
I hope all your doubts have now been removed.
Your haemoglobin is excellent
Blood sugar levels are normal
White blood cell count is on the higher side. Though their count increases in pregnancy.
But get them measured and get the urine culture done under the doctor’s guidance.
Any further queries are welcome
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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