Hi,
I am going for a Frozen embyro transfer and my thryoid antibodies are high. Over 500. I have read about LDN being helpful in getting down antibody levels. I am 46 and I am wondering if it's worth taking LDN or should I just go ahead with the transfer?
Looking at previous posts
You were taking NDT
NDT can raise antibodies higher in some people
How long since you stopped
Exactly what vitamin supplements are you taking
Please add most recent
TSH, Ft4 and Ft3
Plus vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Are you on gluten free diet
Are you seeing endocrinologist
Discuss options
Prednisolone may be helpful with Hashimoto’s
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/254....
Conclusion: There is a strong association between the presence of thyroid autoantibodies and poor IVF outcome. The prednisolone co-treatment may improve the clinical pregnancy rate and reduce the miscarriage rate after IVF in women affected by thyroid autoimmunity.
Pregnancy guidelines
NICE guidelines that if hypothyroid or subclinical you should see endocrinologist BEFORE TTC
cks.nice.org.uk/topics/hypo...
See pages 7&8
btf-thyroid.org/Handlers/Do...
Also here - dose increase in levothyroxine as soon as pregnancy test confirms conception
cuh.nhs.uk/patient-informat...
thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...
Low ferritin, low thyroid levels and miscarriage
preventmiscarriage.com/iron...
Low iron and hypothyroid
endocrineweb.com/news/thyro...
Folate and B12 and Neural tube defects and autism
Being gluten free might help. It does for a lot of people re antibodies.
LDN may be helpful in the long term but it takes 3 months to reach the full dose of 4.5mcg. It’s a very slow progress. Probably too slow for you to benefit your present situation.
I have no knowledge about your specific situation but there is a LDN forum on Healthunlocked with administrators who could probably give you a more informed answer
. I use LDNsuccessfully, clinic158.com is my source. You can self refer for an appointment with a prescriber.
Cait23,
Because of the immune changes that take place during pregnancy there is much research showing elevated thyroid antibodies to reduce the chances of conception or a successful pregnancy outcome.
If all other methods to reduce the heightened immune system (thyroid antibodies) have been unsuccessful and you have decided to start LDN, as I understand it , it is better to start the LDN before conception that during the pregnancy.
Are you still medicating NDT?
Kidney and liver issues with high thyroid antibodies?
Very High Antibodies
High Antibodies
High TPO antibodies.
High thyroid antibodies and fertility treatment 
