My thyroid TSH level 10.01, can I get pregnant?
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It can be difficult to conceive when TSH is >3 and if you do become pregnant high TSH can affect the baby's development and increases the risk of miscarriage.
It would be better to wait to plan a baby until Levothyroxine has restored thyroid levels and TSH is <2.5.
The TSH of women planning conception should be in the low-normal range 0.4 - 2.5. When pregnancy is confirmed dose is usually increased by 25-50mcg to ensure good foetal development. NICE also recommends that hypothyroid women planning pregnancy should be referred to en-docrinology. cks.nice.org.uk/hypothyroid...
Management of primary hypothyroidism: statement by the British Thyroid Association Executive Committee
13. The serum TSH reference range in pregnancy is 0·4–2·5 mU/l in the first trimester and 0·4–3·0 mU/l in the second and third trimesters or should be based on the trimester-specific reference range for the population if available. These reference ranges should be achieved where possible with appropriate doses of L-T4 preconception and most importantly in the first trimester (1/++0). L-T4/L-T3 combination therapy is not recommended in pregnancy (1/+00).
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According the ATA First Trimester TSH levels between 2.5 and 5.0 are associated with increased pregnancy loss