Treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism in pregnant women

The physical health of pregnant women is what their families are most concerned about. If there is a problem with the pregnant woman's body, it will not only affect the pregnant woman herself but also easily affect the growth and development of the baby in the belly. Therefore, we recommend that pregnant women must do a good job of self-care in daily life. Some pregnant women may develop subclinical hyperthyroidism. Below we introduce the treatment methods for subclinical hyperthyroidism in pregnant women.

Hyperthyroidism is located in the neck, and clinically presents symptoms such as swollen neck, heat intolerance and sweating, palpitations and irritability, rapid hunger, impatience and irritability, tremors of fingers and tongue, and weight loss. It is a complex pathological process with multiple organs affected and multiple coexisting pathological mechanisms. Treatment often uses multiple methods and multiple links such as soothing the liver and regulating qi, clearing the liver and purging fire, strengthening the spleen and resolving phlegm, nourishing yin and reducing fire, nourishing the liver and kidneys, calming the mind, removing phlegm and resolving nodules, activating blood circulation and unblocking meridians, and expelling evil toxins, so as to achieve the pathological state of the body's internal environment imbalance. Some people have summarized the mechanism of TCM treatment of hyperthyroidism based on relevant domestic data and modern technology:

(1) Adjust the body’s immune function.

(2) Regulate the functional activities of the nervous and humoral systems.

(3) Inhibit energy metabolism.

(4) Inhibit the secretion of thyroid hormone. Traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine treatment each has its own advantages. Comprehensive treatment measures based on the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine have become one of the important topics of clinical research in recent years. From the numerous traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment measures, it can be seen that the general trend of combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine to treat thyroid diseases such as thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and hypothyroidism is to use Western medicine alternative therapy to supplement thyroid hormone, combined with traditional Chinese medicine dialectical treatment to promote the recovery of thyroid function. It is not only accepted by the majority of patients, but also confirmed by many cases that its efficacy is significantly better than that of Western medicine alone.

In the above article, we introduced something that everyone is very concerned about, that is, the physical health of pregnant women. We recommend that pregnant friends should protect their bodies in their daily lives. The above article introduces in detail the treatment methods for subclinical hyperthyroidism in pregnant women.