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Suggest Treatment For Elevated TSH Levels
My fiancé is currently going on 12 weeks pregnant. Her TSH was checked today and it is 7.4 which I know is quite high. She is already on Levothyroxine because hyperthyroidism was a condition she had before pregnancy. Will her medication need to be increased, and how pressing is the issue of getting it corrected?
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
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It is important to have normal thyroid hormone levels because this hormone plays a part in the development of the baby.
Her doctor would likely consider adjusting her dose of levothyroxine to try and get the values of the hormones to normalize.
I hope this helps
It is important to have normal thyroid hormone levels because this hormone plays a part in the development of the baby.
Her doctor would likely consider adjusting her dose of levothyroxine to try and get the values of the hormones to normalize.
I hope this helps
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