Can thyroid gland stop you from getting pregnant?

Can thyroid gland stop you from getting pregnant?

With hypothyroidism, your thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough of certain important hormones. Low levels of thyroid hormone can interfere with the release of an egg from your ovary (ovulation), which impairs fertility.

Does levothyroxine help fertility?

Women with infertility and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis who received levothyroxine supplementation for 3 months experienced an increase in anti-Müllerian hormone levels, a finding not observed in women with subclinical or overt hypothyroidism and infertility, according to findings reported in The Journal of Obstetrics and …

How long after taking levothyroxine can I get pregnant?

Hypothyroidism and Fertility When hypothyroidism is the reason for infertility, taking thyroid medication will enable most women to conceive, from as soon as six weeks after treatment, according to a study published in February 2015 in the IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences.

When to stop taking antithyroid drugs for pregnancy?

When trying to conceive or during pregnancy, do not stop taking antithyroid drugs before speaking to your doctor. There is greater risk to the pregnancy from an untreated over-active thyroid gland than from taking antithyroid medication.

Is it safe to take thyroid medication during pregnancy?

Yes, it’s safe. In fact, it’s unsafe not to take thyroid medication during pregnancy if you need it. Whether you have hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) or the much less common hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid), you’ll probably need to take medication and be closely monitored.

What happens when you don’t take your thyroid medication?

If you don’t feel better after taking your medication for several months, you may need a dosage adjustment or a change in medication—not a complete stop of your regimen. If you have lived with untreated thyroid disease for years, you may have gotten used to living with symptoms.

What happens if you take levothyroxine during pregnancy?

Even if your thyroid function has returned to normal and even if you are now taking levothyroxine for an underactive thyroid, you may still have Graves’ antibodies in your blood and these could affect you and/or your baby during or after your pregnancy.

When trying to conceive or during pregnancy, do not stop taking antithyroid drugs before speaking to your doctor. There is greater risk to the pregnancy from an untreated over-active thyroid gland than from taking antithyroid medication.

If you don’t feel better after taking your medication for several months, you may need a dosage adjustment or a change in medication—not a complete stop of your regimen. If you have lived with untreated thyroid disease for years, you may have gotten used to living with symptoms.

Is it possible to get pregnant with thyroid disease?

Once you are taking medication (levothyroxine tablets) and your thyroid hormone levels are back to normal your chances of becoming pregnant should improve dramatically. If you are planning a pregnancy you should let your doctor know and ideally have a blood test before you conceive.

Even if your thyroid function has returned to normal and even if you are now taking levothyroxine for an underactive thyroid, you may still have Graves’ antibodies in your blood and these could affect you and/or your baby during or after your pregnancy.