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Does The High Dosage Of Thyroid Medication Cause Any Effect On The Child?

HI. DR.I am a 31 years old.i am a hypo thyriod patient for the past 10 years .i am taking 75 mcg eltroxin ,but now i am 8 week pregnacy and my tsh levels are 31.710.my dr has change my dose to 100 mcg.but i am worried about the development of the child.can we detected any defect in the child now
Fri, 24 Jul 2015
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Hello, if after increasing the dose the thyroid hormone levels are normalize then nothing to worry so keep a regular check on thyroid hormone levels and dont miss any dose as much as possible
In case you have any questions in future you can contact me directly on http://bit.ly/drmanishajain
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Does The High Dosage Of Thyroid Medication Cause Any Effect On The Child?

Hello, if after increasing the dose the thyroid hormone levels are normalize then nothing to worry so keep a regular check on thyroid hormone levels and dont miss any dose as much as possible In case you have any questions in future you can contact me directly on http://bit.ly/drmanishajain