I have a thyroid problem. At the time of periods, the blood flow is more. In pregnancy whether I will face any complication in my child development.

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lybrate-user, Thanks for the query. Hypothyroidism if not well controlled, does affect menstruation. Periods can be irregular, can be scanty or at times there may be heavy bleeding too. It also affects ovulation, hence it may be difficult get pregnant. Further even if pregnancy does occur, due to high TSH (inadequate Thyroxine) there is a definite affection to brain development. Plus fetal growth is also affected. Further pregnancy outcome can be bad. Considering all these, it absolutely essential to achieve a strict conrol of hypothyroidism with TSH maintained < 2 mU/L if one is thinking of becoming pregnant. Thanks.

Prabhakar Laxman Jathar · Accepted Answer

lybrate-user, Thanks for the query. Hypothyroidism if not well controlled, does affect menstruation. Periods can be irregular, can be scanty or at times there may be heavy bleeding too. It also affects ovulation, hence it may be difficult get pregnant. Further even if pregnancy does occur, due to high TSH (inadequate Thyroxine) there is a definite affection to brain development. Plus fetal growth is also affected. Further pregnancy outcome can be bad. Considering all these, it absolutely essential to achieve a strict conrol of hypothyroidism with TSH maintained < 2 mU/L if one is thinking of becoming pregnant. Thanks.