Can I plan pregnancy when I am on thyroxine tablet?
Safely you can. As we have told, the structure of the thyroid hormone in our body and that of the thyroid tablet is the same, so there is no chance of baby getting problem of any sort. Also, another information of comfort is thyroid hormone does not cross the placenta meaning it does not reach baby. Commonly, pregnant ladies stop treatment because of the fear but stopping can be very harmful and can end up with termination of the pregnancy. The dose requirement of thyroid tablet in pregnancy goes up simply because demand increases. Hence it is recommended to have thyroid tests done at least three-times during pregnancy. Also a fine tuning of the dose is required in pregnancy for normal growth of the baby. Can I plan pregnancy with overactive thyroid? You can safely plan for pregnancy if you have overactive thyroid but it is best to sort out thyroid problem before conception if possible. If you have received radioactive iodine, you should not conceive within four months of treatment. We
