I do not have a thyroid and often feel bad (no energy, bad sleep, depressed. etc.) but want a child in the future. If I were to have a kid would my child not have a thyroid too? It makes me so nervous...
Hi. When you say you do not have a thyroid, do you mean you were born without one or you had it removed? If you were actually born without a thyroid, is there another person in your family without it that you know of?
I was born without a thyroid (congential hypothyroidism) and noone in my family has this problem... My mother says it was just sporadic (the cause)
Ah...congenital hypothyroidism means you have thyroid hormone deficiency , not a missing thyroid altogether. It is NOT likely that your child/ren will have it too.
Congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) is a condition resulting from an absent or under-developed thyroid gland (dysgenesis) or one that has developed but cannot make thyroid hormone because of a ‘production line’ problem (dyshormonogenesis). Babies with CHT cannot produce enough thyroid hormone for the body’s needs. The term ‘congenital’ means that the condition is present at birth.
I was born without one... I know what it means lol
I meant to say: "not necessarily a missing thyroid altogether", in explanation to why i was asking as the term can mean several things... Your child is not likely to have the condition or not more likely to have it than any other child. You need to ensure good levels of iodine in your diet in pregnancy. This goes for all pregnant mothers anyway.