Written By: Debjani Arora | Updated : March 2, 2015 6:44 PM IST
My wife is suffering from thyroid problem since two years. The first 18 months the thyroid levels kept on fluctuating. But for the last 5 months the THS reports are in limit between 0.550 to 4.50, but my wife is not getting pregnant. How can we go about conceiving?
A malfunctioning thyroid can affect not only the hormone production related to the thyroid gland but also the production of other hormones. This hormonal imbalance in the body can lead to various other health crisis and affect pregnancy too. In some cases it can cause infertility issues too.
The thyroid hormone regulates cellular function; abnormal thyroid function can affect your fertility. Undiagnosed and untreated thyroid disease can be a cause for infertility or frequent miscarriages. Dr Shobha Gupta an IVF expert attached to the Mother's Lap IVF centre, New Delhi says that, 'Often an underlying thyroid condition goes untreated in many women as standard blood tests in around 80 percent of cases misses to record low tissue thyroid levels that are causing or contributing to infertility.'
Low levels of thyroid hormone can interfere with ovulation, which impairs fertility. Even if the symptoms are under check now, the malfunctioning gland might have interfered with the ovaries and other cellular function to a great extent, which is now coming in the way of your your wife's pregnancy. It is wise that you get a consultation done with an IVF specialist to evaluate your wife's health status and get a through check up done to know about her chances of getting pregnant and the medical attention needed for the same.
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