Hypothyroidism and childbirth

Pregnant women are very likely to experience symptoms of hypothyroidism during pregnancy, mainly because their thyroid function is somewhat reduced during pregnancy, and the secretion of thyroid hormones at this time is relatively less, so symptoms of hypothyroidism will appear. Pregnant women with hypothyroidism can give birth normally. The main thing is that if pregnant women find that they have hypothyroidism, they should adjust their diet and eat more iodine foods to promote the secretion of thyroid hormones.

1. If a pregnant woman suffers from hypothyroidism and does not receive good treatment, it will affect the birth of the child, such as causing mental retardation, short stature, cleft lip and other defects. About half of the babies may develop thyroid disease or congenital hypothyroidism when they grow up. If the pregnant woman can control the disease well during pregnancy, it will naturally not affect the baby. Babies with congenital hypothyroidism will have symptoms such as prolonged neonatal jaundice, long sleep time, thickening of the tongue, and hoarse crying.

2. Whether a child will suffer from hypothyroidism after birth has nothing to do with whether the mother was sick during pregnancy, how much medicine she took, or whether her thyroid function was completely controlled during pregnancy. Pregnant women who carry the thyroid disease gene may give birth to a baby with congenital hypothyroidism even if they do not have hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. This shows that thyroid disease is somewhat hereditary, but inheriting the hypothyroidism gene does not necessarily mean that you will suffer from hypothyroidism.

3. Only a very small number of babies have congenital hypothyroidism which is inherited. The vast majority of patients are caused by abnormal development and function of the thyroid gland, which mostly has nothing to do with expectant mothers with hypothyroidism. If the baby inherits hypothyroidism, it means that the parents carry the gene for thyroid disease. To avoid the occurrence of the disease, it is best to detect the disease in time and treat it early.

To sum up, does hypothyroidism have any impact on fertility? This is all we will introduce today. Although thyroid disease has a certain genetic tendency, there is no rule as to whether the gene of the disease can cause the disease. Everyone must not have misunderstandings about hypothyroidism. Once diagnosed with hypothyroidism, you must seek treatment as soon as possible. After the disease is under control, consider whether to have children.