Patient's question:
I have hyperthyroidism, and I am currently pregnant. I'm worried if it will be passed down to the child through generations. Will this interfere with the child's intelligence? Hello, will hyperthyroidism interfere with the fetus's intelligence?Doctor's answer:
According to your question, gestational hyperthyroidism may have adverse effects on the fetus, clinically fetal growth and development retardation or stillbirth. Statistics show that the overall miscarriage rate for gestational hyperthyroidism is 7.9%. In untreated or uncontrolled thyroid function pregnant women, 25% are stillbirths, while the birth weight of newborns from hyperthyroid pregnant women is significantly higher than that of pregnant women with normal thyroid function. However, if hyperthyroidism occurs again in early pregnancy, ATD treatment does not increase the incidence of congenital malformations.