Pregnant. Test Showed High TSH Level. Any Effect On Pregnancy?

Posted on Thu, 20 Dec 2012

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Question : hi
i'm 4 weeks pregnant and my tsh levels are higher (6). will that affect my pregnancy

Answered by Dr. Rahul Tawde (24 minutes later)

Dear XXXXXXX
TSH during 1st trimester needs to be less than 2.5 & less than 3 during rest of pregnancy. Very high TSH during pregnancy in mother can lead to reduced IQ in the cchild, but 6 is not that high. Even then you should start treatment rightaway & continue till delivery. TSH 6 means milder form of hypothyroidism only. So dont worry.
Shivaprasad

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar