Thyroid

[Savoie_Vic]

Hi there,

I am just hoping to get some insights and experiences with similar tests. I am a 43 year old female, 2 years postpartum, living in France. We have decided to try again and use our freezed embryon and the fertility doctor has prescribed to do some additional blood tests. One of the markers AC Anti-Thyroglobuline was way above the normal range and made me extremely anxious and wanting to seek some addiitonal informaiton.

TSH was checked quite regularly in the past years and it is always around 1,5 UI/mL

My GP is not concerned at all and said they are not doing any other tests since my thyroid is functioning well, seemingly. Fertility clinic is yet to come back with their protocol for the transfer.

Here are my results:

TSH 1,751 UI/mL (range 0,350 - 4,940)

T4 - 14,39 pmol/L ( range 9,01 - 19,05)

T3 - 4,72 pmol/L ( range 2,43 - 6,01)

AC Anti-Thyroglobuline 416,6 UI/ml ( range 0,0 - 4,1)

Vitamine D 24,01 ng/mL but I am starting some supplements now

Creatinine 67.4 ( range 42,0 - 92,0)

Ferritine 39,9 ug/L ( range 20,0 - 200,0)

I was wondering if anyone had similar situation when everything seems to be within the standard range apart from AC Anti-Thyroglobuline.

Is there anything I can do to support my thyroid function? Does this mean I will develop a thyroid disease in the future? Is it safe to have another pregnancy for both a child and a mother, especially taking my age into account?

Many thanks in advance,

V

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Ferritin is quite low

Look at increasing iron rich foods in your diet

No folate or B12 results?

[Vikasavoie in reply to SlowDragon]

thank you! No folate or B12 and GP won’t prescribe any additional examens , unfortunately .

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Vikasavoie]

We have other members in France

greygoose may be able suggest where/how to get B12 and folate tested

[greygoose in reply to SlowDragon]

As far as I know - and I've lived here for fifty years - there are no private testing companies in France. The high street labs, where one gets blood tests done, require a prescription from a doctor. However, sometimes, if you have a discreet word with them, they might consent to do one or two tests if you say you'll pay for them yourself. Which, of course, could be quite costly, depending on the test. All I've ever asked for was an FT4 test, which was quite reasonable. I don't know about B12/folate.

However, another solution might be to go doctor shopping - if you happen to have a choice of doctors where you live (which isn't the case where I live!) - as it is so easy to change doctors in France. See if you can find one that is more reasonable about testing nutrients. But, I have to say, it's not easy to get nutrients tested in France because they just can't see the point!

[Vikasavoie in reply to greygoose]

Thank you!! It’s been pretty much the same experience for me and I had to really push for T3 and T4 tests. I will see do some more research on the supplementary tests.

[greygoose in reply to Vikasavoie]

You're welcome.

[AKatieD]

Apart from the helpful answers above, I think your results suggest that you may end up with a thyroid problem developing in future as the high antibodies suggest, so it is something to keep an eye on over time. Worth testing again in future to see if that changes, but not a problem at the moment.

Doctors aren't able to treat the the antibodies specifically, so it is only when the TSH/T4/T3 are affected that you would get treatment.