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Re: Hypothyroid TSH of 24 and FT4 of 0.79 What does this mean?

From: Alexandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:43:57 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 4 Jun 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >Hi. 24 sounds real high! But different labs measure differently too. You should see what is in the normal range for the lab. My TSH was 14.7 or something in January and my RE put me on synthroid to control my thyroid. Now it is down near 3.6. You should definitely get on some medication, synthroid or otherwise to control your thyroid and help reduce the risk of loosing your baby. It is safe to take while pregnant--I am taking it with no problems. Yes, hypothyroid can result in an increased risk of miscarriage. Get some medication now. I am surprised you could get pregnant with levels so high, but that is great!. Anyway, best of luck to you!

>All the threads that I checked on this forum that talk about
>hypothyroidism had number in the range of 4,5 ,6 etc. I have not seen
>such a high number like mine.
>
>So what does this high number mean? I have not heard anyone having such
>high numbers? Does this mean I may be susceptible to thyroid cancer?
>
>I am 5 weeks pregnant. I did get a reply saying I have high risk of
>miscarriage.
>What are the chances of any birth defects?
>
>I am aware the highter the TSH, the more the hypo. But what do the
>Freet4 numbers indicate? What is the good range for FT4? Is it in
>conjunction with TSH?

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