Need info on anti thyroid antibodies

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Registered: 11-13-2005
Need info on anti thyroid antibodies
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Thu, 05-04-2006 - 11:03am

Hello all-


I'm mostly a lurker but have posted to this board a few times over the past couple of month. I'm 36 TTC#1 for 8 months and was diagnosed as being hypothyroid in Jan of this year from my regular MD.  With all the reading that I have done, (and it has been alot!) it appears that some hypothyroid woman TTC may have trouble conceiving and/or sustaining a pregnancy if their TSH is over 2.0.  I'm finally seeing an Endo as of last month, and my last blood draw showed a  TSH of 2.4.  She increased my meds and I go in on Monday to see if it's finally within the right range. (The month prior it was 1.6, but I started taking fertility meds, including the HCG trigger shot, which I'm wondering is possibly what caused my TSH to elevate a bit. )  Needless to say, I'm reading alot about anti-thyroid antibodies and TPO and if you test positive, they can be an indication that you may test positive  for other antibodies/autoimmunities that can really be the cause of miscarriages. (I had 1 chem pregnancy in Nov and haven't been able to conceive again since)


Can someone PLEASE list for me what anti thyroid antibodies I should be tested for and what the normal ranges are?  I can't find info on this anywhere.  I know my MD tested me for 2, but I don't know which ones they were. I am going to ask the Endo on Monday if there are more that I should be tested for.

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Registered: 10-27-2004
Thu, 05-04-2006 - 7:49pm

Hi azana,


The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight shoes...
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Fri, 05-05-2006 - 12:30pm

Hi Azana,


Your situation sounds kind of complicated and I'm glad April found something for you to check out.

 

Calley7