Hi, I am posting on behalf of my daughter inlaw. She was diagnosed Hyper/then Hypo following the birth of her 1st baby. Antibodies sky high in 400's and 300's. Is still being treated by Endocrinologist who will not test her antibodies anymore and she has been on Levo since the birth 2.5 years ago. She has occasional private test of antibodies and full thyroid panel.
She is now pregnant again
She is worried re what she has seen as some NHS lack of care re thyroid care and wonders what she should expect and if there is any danger to the new pregnancy?
My question would be has anyone here had experience of antenatal care with thyroid issues whether on medication or not and would give advice?
Also is there a need or can anyone recommend private antenatal care practitioners? Or any certified Institute of Functional Medicine practitioners in the UK that may have an understanding of care and risks during pregnancy?
Many thanks x
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Do you mean last antibodies tested ? or standard tests with Endocrinologist?
I will have to ask her re Levo and get back
They went to GP Wednesday to confirm pregnancy following blood loss and she was then referred to maternity care re thyroid issues - again I will find info out
By full thyroid, do you mean what the NHS standard thyroid tests? are they enough or does she need reverse T3 etc?
Is the vitamin testing part of NHS care or can you recommend a private mineral /vitamin testing panel choice. I have heard for instance that magnesium needs to be is it, Red Blood Cell test rather than just standard blood test which tells you very little? Which is why I have always steered away from vitamin testing other than vit D so know very little about it.
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My daughter inlaw just recvd her results from Medichecks
Could you please help and look at and advise
Just for background info - she did raise her Levo on her own as soon as she thought
she was pregnant at 4 weeks. (So complied with the guidelines you have kindly sent )
Now 8 weeks - appointment recvd re referral from GP, presumeably for specialist maternity/endo care, for next week so will be 9 weeks pregnant by then
And info you sent stated foetus own thyroid not developed enough to kick in until 12 weeks and I suppose that is also only if the development hasn't been delayed
So imperative that she can provide enough FT3 to support the foetus to prevent neurogical development issues in the foetus
Her FT3 is 4.74 pmol/L (range 3.1 - 6.8 ) and of course that's a non pregnancy range
Results:
TSH 0.856 mIU/L (range 0.27-4.2)
Free T3 4.74 pmol/L (range 3.1 - 6.8)
Free Thyroxine 20.000 pmol/L (range 12-22)
Autommunity
TGB antibodies x 632.000kiU/L (range <115)
TPO x 171 k iU/L (range ,34)
Serum Folate >19.8 ug/L (range >3.89)
Active B12 103.00 pmol/L (range > 37.5)
Vit D 138 nmol/L ( range deficient <30, consider reduce dose at >175)
Ferritin 66.4 ug/L (range 13 - 150)
CRP HS 1.16 mg/L (range <5)
Taking 100/125 alternate days
Taking zinc, magnesium, K2, D3 , methyl folate, probiotics and
There's no point in retesting antibodies. Once they have been over-range one time, it shows you have Hashi's, and Hashi's doesn't go away. However antibodies fluctuate, but it is meaningless.
She doesn't need an rT3 test, it doesn't give you any useful information and is very expensive.
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Please help! Pregnant & Worried about levels
Can anyone please help with these blood results?
What now please? I'd really appreciate advice and info
