Hi I am suffering from pcod and I am using medicine this is second month doctor told me go and test thyroid my thyroid test completed my t3 value 119, t4 value 9.8 ,tsh value 6.31 doctor proscribed me eltroxin 125 tablets is it safe .my thyroid is after using the medicine normal or life long medicine will continue please tell me .now we are planning for kids my married life is 1 years there is no problem for pregnancy please tell me.
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TSH of around 2.5 is ideal for pregnancy, yours is high so need to be brought down. You need the medicine hence to help conceive. Whether you need to take it lifelong or not, depends on your thyroid levels via periodic check.
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No issues if under control.
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It is absolutely safe to take eltroxin, more so since you are planning to conceive. You need to continue it in pregnancy too
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Your tsh value should be less than 2.5 if you trying to conceive. Yes you may need to continue thyroid medications lifelong. It's dosage will depend upon your periodic tsh value.
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Continue your medication as prescribed, serum tsh needs to be less than 2.5 to achieve a healthy pregnancy, first control it and then try for pregnancy because it affects all aspect of pregnancy. You might need lifelong treatment depending upon your vmbodg response.
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