Pregnancy test shows elevated thyroid hormone

Whether the thyroid value is normal is an important criterion for measuring a person's physical health. If the thyroid is too low or too high, it is not good and will have a certain impact on the body, especially for pregnant women. If a woman has high thyroid hormone during pregnancy check-up, she may have hypothyroidism. If hypothyroidism is confirmed, it must be actively treated. Hypothyroidism has an impact on the health of both adults and children.

What are the causes of high thyroid levels in pregnant women?

There are many reasons for pregnant women to have thyroid hormone abnormalities. The most common reason is that they do not pay attention to their diet in daily life and eat too much food containing iodine. Therefore, seafood should be avoided as much as possible. It may also be because during the pregnancy, they did not pay attention to rest or did not combine work and rest, which made them too tired. Therefore, during pregnancy, you must pay more attention to your diet. In addition, you should also pay attention to proper rest and avoid overwork and fatigue, so as to prevent abnormal thyroid hormones.

Is high thyroid level serious in pregnant women?

If pregnant women have high thyroid hormone levels, the harm of hyperthyroidism is also very great. Once a patient with hyperthyroidism becomes pregnant, miscarriage, stillbirth, or premature birth is very likely to occur. The miscarriage rate is as high as 26% and the premature birth rate is 15%. Significantly higher than normal women. Pregnancy will increase the physiological burden on patients with hyperthyroidism, aggravate their hyperthyroidism symptoms, and worsen the condition of pregnant women. In addition, once hyperthyroidism patients become pregnant, the incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome is 10 times higher than that of the normal pregnancy group, which may induce thyroid crisis and threaten the patient's life. Appropriate supplementation of thyroid tablets is beneficial to both mother and baby. With the birth of the baby, the thyroid hormones of many pregnant women will return to normal. Usually, you can eat foods high in iodine, such as kelp, nori, wakame, etc., and add some salt when eating, but the amount should not be too much to avoid iodine poisoning.

Is 0.01 TSH normal in pregnant women?

If you only look at the value of thyroid-stimulating hormone, you may consider hyperthyroidism and you can do a full thyroid function test.

What foods should pregnant women eat when their thyroid stimulating hormone is low?

1. Patients with hypothyroidism lack thyroid hormones. Iodine is the main raw material for producing thyroid hormones. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement iodine in the diet appropriately and eat more seafood such as kelp.

2. The renewal rate of the small intestinal mucosa of patients with hypothyroidism is slow, the digestive juice secretion glands are affected, and the enzyme activity decreases, resulting in a decrease in the general protein amount. Therefore, patients with hypothyroidism should supplement protein and eat high-calorie, easily digestible foods to facilitate recovery. At the same time, patients with hypothyroidism often have hyperlipidemia and should limit fat and cholesterol intake.

3. Cabbage, Chinese cabbage, radish and other vegetables have been found to contain substances that cause goiter. Therefore, people with hypothyroidism should avoid eating such foods. They should also avoid eating what are commonly known as "irritating foods" such as young roosters, old geese, etc.

4. Patients with hypothyroidism will suffer from swelling of hands and feet due to myxedema, and in severe cases, edema will occur throughout the body. Too salty food can cause water and sodium retention and aggravate edema. Therefore, patients with hypothyroidism should eat a light diet and eat less pickled vegetables.

5. Patients with hypothyroidism should supplement nutrients in a timely manner. They can supplement tyrosine, vitamins, kelp slices, etc. according to the doctor's advice. Patients with hypothyroidism who have anemia should supplement with an iron-rich diet.