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Do i need to have thyroid medicine with tsh level 17 , can it be corrected without medicines.i am planning a baby ?

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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

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Need med: You should get a free T4 and thyroid peroxidase antibodies to complete the work up but with TSH of 17, you should be on thyroid med, especially if you are trying to get pregnant. I highly recommend getting this under controlled before trying to get pregnant.

Answered 1/15/2015

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A member asked:

Do i need to have thyroid medicine with tsh level 17 , can it be corrected without medicines.i am planning a baby ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

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