Does hypothyroidism affect pregnancy in women?

Fear of cold, cold hands and feet in winter, always wanting to sleep, fatigue... Many people think that this is the main manifestation of sub-health state of the body, but in fact the occurrence of these symptoms may also be replaced by hypothyroidism, especially for women, whose possibility of hypothyroidism may be higher than that of men, and the harm of hypothyroidism is relatively large. Some single women are very worried when they are diagnosed with hypothyroidism, fearing that it will affect future pregnancy. So will hypothyroidism in women affect pregnancy? Let’s talk about this issue today and take a look together.

The first thing that needs to be established is that female hypothyroidism can cause endocrine disorders. Women with hypothyroidism will experience symptoms such as menorrhagia, amenorrhea, and infertility. Moreover, when women with hypothyroidism become pregnant, their rates of miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature birth are higher than those of normal women. Among them, the miscarriage rate can reach 26%, and the incidence of premature birth is also very high, reaching about 15%. In addition, when women with hypothyroidism are pregnant, the probability of developing pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome is about 10 times higher than that of normal pregnancy. In short, whether it is in the preparation for pregnancy or pregnancy, female hypothyroidism has a great impact on pregnancy.

Although hypothyroidism has a great impact on women's pregnancy, it actually depends on the individual's condition. Generally speaking, female patients with mild hypothyroidism will not be affected in pregnancy. Such female patients can conceive under the guidance of a gynecologist, and do prenatal checkups at any time, and do regular thyroid hormone tests. In fact, there are countless cases of such female patients giving birth to healthy babies, so patients do not need to worry too much. The impact on pregnancy in female patients with severe hypothyroidism is relatively large, because hypothyroidism is accompanied by symptoms such as anovulation, abnormal uterine bleeding due to imbalanced function, infrequent menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, the probability of pregnancy in these female patients is very low. Even if they become pregnant, the probability of an abnormal pregnancy is also very high.

Here is a detailed introduction on the question of whether hypothyroidism in women will affect pregnancy. Hypothyroidism is a disease with relatively large adverse effects. It will affect the imbalance of women's physical intelligence, especially for women's fertility. Depending on the development of the disease, the impact of hypothyroidism on women's pregnancy is also different. In general, if a woman has hypothyroidism, she must have regular check-ups and proactive treatment to minimize the harm to pregnancy.