Patient's question:
Wanting a second child, so I did a routine and thorough check-up before getting pregnant. The result was that the doctor who did the health check said my thyroid was enlarged. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
You did a great job. Pre-pregnancy check-ups are very important. There are many causes of goiter. These include simple goiter, thyroid nodules, subacute thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, and hypothyroidism. In general, if goiter is detected during a routine health check-up, further detailed examinations should be conducted, such as checking the five thyroid functions, to identify the cause of the goiter. Then, relevant treatment and preventive measures can be taken. This will ensure that neither the fetus nor the mother is subjected to significant harm.