My husband and I have been ttc for 3 years. Fertility clinic has us on ivf waiting list. As part of the tests prior to speaking to consultant they checked my thyroid levels. Tsh last year was 3.4, free t4 was 12. Concerned that we still aren't pregnant and through advice from acupuncturist (who noted some symptoms which she thought could point to thyroid) I went back for new tests, tsh 3.6 free t4 was 13. Could any of these results suggest any reason why we are not pregnant yet? My symptoms noted by acupuncturist are enlarged scalloped tongue, fatigue, low mood. Other symptoms I've noted are low basal body temp (average 38.5-36.0 pre ov, 36.2-36.6 post ov). And my heart rate is generally at 58-60bpm. I'm always cold, even though everyone else in the room is hot, I've put on easily a stone in weight in the last 18 months even though my diet and lifestyle are better than they ever were (cut out alcohol bad snacks fizzy juice and caffeine), my mood is very shaky at times and I can feel emotional and tired. Nhs GP just advised me I was depressed due to not getting pregnant and suggested counselling. Can someone shed some light on my results??
My tsh was low and I was diagnosed with under active thyroid. Go get a 2nd opinion.
I may be wrong, but thought that the optimal Tsh to conceive was between 1-2. Whilst your t4 is in range it is a little on the low side. If you're tired as well this is usually a good indicator that you're underactive.
I would see an endocrinologist as they deal with this stuff all the time - get a second opinion.
Hallo Weejen:
Ich heiße Shelly und bin eine Krankenschwester in den USA. Ich habe seit 1987 die Hashimoto-Thyreoiditis.
Meine Schwester hat ebenfalls eine Schilddrüsenerkrankung und ihr Eisenwert war niedrig. Lass deinen Eisen- und Ferritinwert testen. Sie nahm ein von ihrem Arzt empfohlenes Eisenpräparat und bekam nach Jahren des Versuchs Zwillinge. Ferritin ist eine Komponente von Eisen und hilft der Schilddrüse. Lass auch deinen B-12-Wert testen.
Symptome von HYPO (niedriger Schilddrüsenwert) sind: Müdigkeit, niedrige Temperatur und niedriger Puls, Energiemangel, Probleme mit deiner Periode, Blutergüsse, Gewichtszunahme, Kältegefühl, Depressionen, Muskelkater, Akne, Haarausfall, trockene Haut, brüchige Nägel. Es gibt noch mehr, das sind die häufigsten.
Es ist auch ratsam, deinen TSH-Wert unter 3,0 zu halten, sodass du möglicherweise Levothyroxin benötigst, ein Medikament zur Unterstützung der Schilddrüsenhormonersatztherapie.
Der normale TSH-Wert liegt zwischen 0,45 und 4,50, aber Ärzte bevorzugen einen Wert im Bereich von 1,0 bis 2,9 für ideale Ergebnisse.
Ich hoffe, das hilft.
Shelly