Thyrotoxicosis and pregnancy

During pregnancy, hormonal changes occur in the body of a woman, which affect the functioning of all organs. The situation can worsen if the future mother already has any diseases of the endocrine system. For example, for women with thyroid problems, the possible combination of thyrotoxicosis and pregnancy may be relevant. It can be noted that the vast majority of cases are associated with diffuse toxic goiter , which is also called Graves' disease.

Signs of thyrotoxicosis

This disease during all 9 months of expectation of the baby must necessarily be controlled by specialists, because otherwise it is possible to have a negative impact not only on the mother's body, but also on the development of the child.

To make such diagnosis the doctor puts on the basis of a number of examinations and analyzes, and to do it best before conception. To understand what thyroid thyrotoxicosis is, first consider the symptoms characteristic of it:

• in women, menstruation disorders occur;
• increased appetite, which is combined with a lack of body weight;
• goiter, which with the course of the disease becomes noticeable;
• increased fatigue;
• propensity to depression;
• increased sweating;
• increased heart rate.

Of course, all these signs must be confirmed by analysis of the level of hormones TSH , T3 and T4.

Thyrotoxicosis and pregnancy planning

Women with this diagnosis should be responsible for planning for conception. After detecting the disease, the patient will be prescribed therapy, which lasts approximately 2 years and after it is finished, it is recommended to wait 2 more before you can start planning pregnancy.

Conception is allowed in operative treatment even earlier. Therefore, those women who are in late reproductive age, as well as those for whom pregnancy is possible only through IVF, usually recommend the removal of the thyroid gland.