Can patients with hypothyroidism get pregnant?

Everyone knows that the thyroid gland is a very important endocrine organ in the human body. However, when there is a problem with the thyroid gland, it will seriously affect the endocrine condition of a normal person. Hypothyroidism mainly refers to the decline of thyroid function, which has a greater impact on women's health because the decline of thyroid function can cause irregular menstruation and amenorrhea in women. Can patients with hypothyroidism still get pregnant?

First of all, it needs to be made clear that hypothyroidism in women can cause chaos in the endocrine system. Women with hypothyroidism will experience symptoms such as excessive menstruation, amenorrhea, and infertility. Moreover, when women with hypothyroidism become pregnant, the incidence of miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature birth is higher than that of normal women. The miscarriage rate can be as high as 26%, and the incidence of premature birth is also very high, reaching about 15%. In addition, when a woman with hypothyroidism becomes pregnant, the chance of developing pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome is about 10 times higher than that of a normal pregnancy. In short, whether it is in the preparation period for pregnancy or during pregnancy, the impact of female hypothyroidism on pregnancy is still very large.

Although hypothyroidism has a great impact on women's pregnancy, the specific impact depends on the individual's condition. Generally speaking, mild hypothyroidism does not affect pregnancy in female patients. Such female patients can become pregnant under the guidance of a gynecologist, have prenatal checkups at any time, and have regular thyroid function tests. In fact, there are countless cases of such female patients giving birth to healthy babies, so patients do not need to worry too much. The impact on pregnancy for female patients with severe hypothyroidism is relatively large, because hypothyroidism is accompanied by symptoms such as anovulation, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, infrequent menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, the chance of pregnancy for these female patients is very low. Even if they become pregnant, the chance of abnormal pregnancy is also very high.

This is the end of the introduction to the question of whether hypothyroidism in women will affect pregnancy. Hypothyroidism is a relatively harmful disease. It will affect the imbalance of multiple functions of the female body, especially affecting female fertility. Depending on the degree of development of the disease, the impact of hypothyroidism on female pregnancy will also vary. In short, if a woman suffers from hypothyroidism, she must have regular check-ups and active treatment to minimize the harm to pregnancy.