i am 9+ week pregnent taking 2 gestrenol tablets per day since last month because of spotting. My TSH level has been found to be 7+. Is there any reason to believe that gestrenol tablets has led to high TSH? I am now taking Thyroxin medicine to control my TSH. Is the above medication proper..?
Hi, Intake of Kestrel tablets is unlikely to increase TSH levels. Kestrel is a synthetic form of female sex hormone progesterone commonly prescribed to prevent miscarriage and prevention of premature labor. It does not cause increase in TSH levels. Pregnant women with hypothyroidism will have an elevated TSH concentration and a reduced thyroxine levels due to increased demand by both mother and the fetus. In view of the dose of thyroxine needs to be increased during pregnancy to achieve a goal serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level less than 2.5 mid per L. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.