General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.
Did you receive treatment for hypothyroidism before or during pregnancy? Follow-up does not end at birth: arrange the handover after leaving maternity care with your doctor.
Thyroid hormone requirements change during pregnancy. After childbirth, the prescription may also need to be adapted to your previous circumstances.
If treatment was already taken before pregnancy, Ameli and HAS describe a usual return to the earlier prescription. Ask your doctor to confirm the instructions that apply to you.
If levothyroxine was started during pregnancy, HAS says stopping it may sometimes be possible after specialist advice. This differs from treatment begun before pregnancy.
HAS recommends a blood TSH test around six weeks after the reduction in treatment. Ask who will prescribe the test and how its result will be explained.
Before discharge, show the prescriptions from before and during pregnancy and the latest available result. Ask for written instructions, the next test and whom to contact if unsure.
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