Patient's question:
What should I do if my wife is pregnant and diagnosed with hyperthyroidism? She is currently 8 weeks pregnant, and the doctor said she has hyperthyroidism. What should we do?Doctor's answer:
According to the situation you described, if it is clearly diagnosed as hyperthyroidism in the early stages of pregnancy, it is considered that there may be a continuous increase in the excretion of thyroid hormones. Therefore, it is recommended that the patient should take antithyroid hormone medications such as methimazole or propylthiouracil under the guidance of a gynecologist, while also regularly monitoring thyroid function and conducting thorough pre-natal examinations.