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Are There Any Effects On Fetus Despite Having Hyperthyroidism?

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2014

Question: Hi Dr..i am a medico and wanted to ask you about my brothers problem..3yrs back he was ddiagnosed with viral thyroiditis(hyperthyroidism) and when consulted ,doctor advised him on medication of neomercazole 15 mg tid and then was reduced to bd dose ..now he's married and they are planning for children ..does this in any least possible manner affect the child to be born..if so wat are the precautions to be taken by them..

Answered by Dr. Deepika Patil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
no effect on baby

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Welcome to HealthcareMagic .

The hyperthyroid state of your brother doesn't have any effect on the health of the baby.

The hyperthyroid state may effect the sperm quality and motility which will affect fertility. If thyroid levels are controlled then this problem won't happen. If you brother thyroid level is in normal range then he won't have any effect on sperm quality and child to be born.

The precaution is to maintain thyroid levels within normal range with drugs.

Hope I have answered your query . If any further queries are there I would love to help.

Regards
Dr.Deepika Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Deepika Patil (2 days later)

thanks for the reply doc..so I wanna ask you about the fertility factor as you mentioned ,apart from maintaining normal levels is there anything else to do to be safe like postponing children until he's cmpltly normal even without tab or can they plan children..

Answered by Dr. Deepika Patil (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
postponing not needed

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Sorry for late reply.

If his thyroid levels are normal with tablets then also no problem. They may plan child. No need to postpone pregnancy.

I suggest him to get semen analysis done once. If it is normal then no problem. If any minor problems are there then it may be treated. For normal thyroid status even with tablets no problem with pregnancy.

Hope I have answered your query. If any further queries are there I would love to help.

Regards
Dr.Deepika Patil

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj