TSH

wanderlust508

Hi ladies,

I went in for my CD 3 labs. Still haven't gotten them all back yet (FSH and AMH still pending) but I was thinking about TSH. Mine came back at 2.84 uIU/ml which is well within the normal range. But a quick Google search showed that the ideal range is 1-2 when you are TTC(?). This is news to me. Even when I did my initial CD3 labs in Oct 2013, my RE gave no indication that my TSH was of any concern. I never would have even given this a 2nd thought but I do recall now that some of our 3T girls were started on Levothyroxine and now I'm wondering if it was because they weren't in that "ideal" range. I'm now wondering if I should be on it too. Thoughts? I'll definitely talk to my RE about it but just checking to see what you ladies already know about it. Thanks in advance!

TTCBabyJ

With my new RE she was definitely concerned that my TSH was not under 2. I believe it was 4. I know it was in the "normal" range but not the "normal" range for trying to conceive. She mentioned Synthroid but she wanted to see if the number would go down with some lifestyle changes. I have since lost 25 pounds, so I am re-testing on cd 3 of my next cycle. I also stopped taking all the supplements I was taking, some of them contained iodine. She did mention that if it was this high when we start IVF she will address it with medication. I hope this helps. So even normal is not normal when you are trying to conceive...ugh.

wanderlust508

@TTCBabyJ - Thanks! I would curse the unfairness of our TSH being normal but not "normal for TTC" but that would be a waste of time What about IF *is* fair?! I appreciate your feedback.

On the bright side, I think(?) I can breathe a little sigh of relief over my estradiol and FSH (61 and 8.1). I believe my estradiol might be considered a little high but I'll check with the RE to get a full picture. OK one more to go (AMH) and then I can start putting together the full picture...