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[Lavge]

Can I ask for a bit of help. I have a doctor's appointment on Monday. I want to convince him to incready my dosis to get TSH down to or below 2. I want to bring some research articles to back up my argument. I already found a few, but thought this would be the place to ask if anyone has some good information.

I have had 4 miscarriages and I have a strong suspicion it's related to my hypothyroidism. I've had tests done for other reasons and so far the results have come back negative - I'm also negative for antibodies. My doctor believe that as long as it subclinical, my TSH won't affect a pregnancy. Last results came back at 5.11 (0.27-4.2). I will add I'm also feeling symptomatic and tend to be even within the upper range of what is considered normal.

[Lavge]

I have never had a T3 test done, but free T4 gave up within the normal range, sorry I can't remember the exact number, but it was not in the lower end.

When I was first diagnosed I was only borderline, but it affected me enough to go to the doctors without having a clue about thyroid problems. I was never given my results back then, just told it was bordeline.

I have read about a trial where pregnant antibody negative woman was seperated in two group TSH <2.5 and TSH 2.5-5. The result came out with the last group having twice as many miscarriages as the first.

[Barb135]

Hypothyroidism will affect pregnancy, so I'd have to disagree with your doctors on that; however, I do agree that TSH will not affect a pregnancy; TSH is a pituitary hormone, by itself, does not produce symptoms.  

It's the actual thyroid hormones (lack of) that produce hypo symptoms.  Are you being tested for Free T3 and Free T4?  Those are the ones you need to look at, with Free T3 being the most important, since it's the active hormone, which is used directly, while Free T4 must be converted to Free T3 in order to be used.  Symptoms tend to correlate best with Free T3 levels.

With TSH at 5.11, I'd be real interested in knowing what your "FT" levels are.  If you have them, please post them, along with the reference ranges, since these vary from lab to lab and must come from your own report.