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 7/6/2010 1:11 AM
 
evie
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Dear Elaine,

As always thanks so much for your help and your wonderful website.

I am currently 24 weeks pregnant and would like to ask a question about my latest lab results.

My lab results at teh end of May this year were as follows:

TSH: 1.40 (range 0.27-4.20)

FT-3 2.77 (range 2.20-4.40)

FT-4 1.03 (range 1.00-1.80)

On your recommendation, I stopped taking ATD after these results. (I had been taking 1.25mg of methimazole every three days)

My labs as of today (6.7.10) were:

TSH: 1.13

F-T4 0.89

I have been feeling very tired and my weight has been increasing however, it's hard to determine to what extent my symptons are due to pregnancy.

My doctor finally told me to come off the ATD (which I already did last month on your recommendation) but said I didn't yet need replacement hormone. Do you think I should be taking replacement hormone? Will it effect my baby to have a FT-4 this low?

As always, thanks so much for all your help.

Best wishes.
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 7/6/2010 11:47 PM
 
Elaine
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Joined: 8/1/2008
Posts: 1801

Hi Evie,

It's good that you stopped your ATDs when you did. It looks like you've moved into autoimmune hypothyroidism based on your FT4 level. Your baby begins making his own hormone at about 11 weeks gestation so he should be ok. But you need to have adequate hormone to support your pregnancy. If your doctor is opposed to adding replacement hormone now, you could try raising your levels naturally by avoiding goitrogens (raw almonds, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, cauliflower, plums, etc) and by adding sea salt to your diet. If your level continues to be low with your next labs, ask again about replacement hormone. Best, Elaine
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