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Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism. Will I Be Able To Get Pregnant?

Hello Doctor,

I am a 24 yr old women and next year will be getting married. I have recently diagnosed with Hyperthyroidsim with the levels being: T3: 138, T4: 8.86 and TSH: 2.35.
My main query is will i get pregnant? because i am reading few post relating to hyperthyroidism and pregnancy and its scaring me.
Please guide me through the same.
Mon, 6 May 2013
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Hi Deepa

You TSH right now is in normal range so I dont see any reason why you cant get pregnant. Of course fertility is sometimes an issue especially for patients who donot have TSH in normal range, however in your case since it is normal, I wouldn't worry much.

However, if you are planning to get pregnant you would have to avoid use of Neomercazole or Carbimazole for you Hyperthyroidism. The only thyroid drug safe in pregnancy is Propylthiouracil (PTU). So before you plan to get pregnant please talk to you doctor to switch to PTU and have you levels normalized again on PTU.

Hope this helps

Regards
Dr. Om Lakhani.
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Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism. Will I Be Able To Get Pregnant?

Hi Deepa You TSH right now is in normal range so I dont see any reason why you cant get pregnant. Of course fertility is sometimes an issue especially for patients who donot have TSH in normal range, however in your case since it is normal, I wouldn t worry much. However, if you are planning to get pregnant you would have to avoid use of Neomercazole or Carbimazole for you Hyperthyroidism. The only thyroid drug safe in pregnancy is Propylthiouracil (PTU). So before you plan to get pregnant please talk to you doctor to switch to PTU and have you levels normalized again on PTU. Hope this helps Regards Dr. Om Lakhani.