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Re: post-partum hypothyroidism

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 14:35:39 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 9 Apr 2002, gracie wrote: >
>I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism since the birth of my first
>child, born 8/28/01. At first my tsh level was 5.6, but now it has
>risen to 33 after 3 months of treatment with .25 of Unithroid. My dose
>has been increased to .1mg of Unithroid. What is the likelihood that my
>thyroid will return to normal functioning? I have heard that many women
>who are diagnosed after pregnancy will return to normal. Thanks.

Your thyroid is not likely to return all the way to normal, though it is possible.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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