Can I get pregnant if I have thyroiditis?

Among thyroid diseases, thyroiditis is a disease that is more common in women. Many female patients often worry about whether thyroiditis will affect pregnancy. They also worry about whether thyroiditis will have a certain impact on their babies after giving birth. These doubts not only exist among a few female friends, but are concerns that most female patients have. So what is the truth? Let us explain it to you below.

1. Is it hereditary? Hypothyroidism can be inherited, and hypothyroidism in pregnant women may affect the intellectual development of their children. Whether it is hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, mild cases will not affect pregnancy, but the miscarriage or stillbirth rate is high. When female patients have hypothyroidism, they often have excessive and frequent menstruation. If not treated, it can also lead to infertility. Hypothyroidism (hypothyroidism, hypothyroidism) and hypothyroidism have a greater impact on the fetus than hyperthyroidism, and the fetal miscarriage rate and perinatal mortality rate increase. Although autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's disease may be inherited, most people will give birth to a healthy child. Nowadays, there will be thyroid disease screening tests after childbirth. Even if the disease is present, if it can be discovered in time, the child can receive timely treatment. Generally, the TSH level of a newborn will have a physiological peak 20-60 minutes after birth, and gradually decrease over 1-4 days, so it is best to test it within 30 minutes after birth or 4-7 days. The earlier a child with hypothyroidism is treated, the better.

2. Nature of the disease. Thyroid disease is an autoimmune disease, which not only causes abnormal thyroid function, but also abnormal immune function. The serum contains high concentrations of anti-thyroglobulin antibiotics and anti-microsomal antibodies. These antibodies can cross the placenta and enter the fetus, causing hypothyroidism in the newborn. Changes in the mother's immune function after childbirth may aggravate hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Breast milk has the ability to concentrate iodine, and conditions such as hypothyroidism and chronic goiter will affect the supply of iodine to the baby through breast milk, leading to iodine deficiency in the baby and hypothyroidism, which will affect the development of brain tissue and bones. Therefore, breastfeeding is not suitable in this case. Suffering from hypothyroidism means that one's thyroid function is insufficient, which will naturally affect oneself and the child. However, if one takes medication properly during pregnancy and can ensure that the indicators are within the normal range, the impact on the child will be smaller. As for how much of an impact it will have, it is difficult to quantify. After all, the items we test are just a few simple quantitative indicators of a complex energy conversion system. In other words, if one has hypothyroidism, even if the medication reaches normal values, it cannot be said that the disease will have no effect on the child. After all, there are some damages that these values ​​cannot show.

3. Impact on pregnancy. Therefore, if the disease is well controlled, pregnancy is still possible. If you choose to get pregnant, you should make careful preparations in your daily life. Exercise more often to enhance your resistance. Eat more foods that are good for your body and avoid foods that are not good for your body. Maintain a good mood every day. Only in this way can you give birth to a healthy and lively baby.