Can I have children if I have hyperthyroidism?

Hyperthyroidism is a relatively serious condition caused by iodine deficiency, which can lead to a decrease in thyroid hormone secretion. Hyperthyroidism patients need to take timely medication treatment, and hyperthyroidism patients should only prepare for conception after the disease is cured, otherwise the hyperthyroidism will be passed on to the child. Patients can learn about the treatment and prevention methods of hyperthyroidism below.

Female patients with hyperthyroidism cannot become pregnant before the disease is cured, because if hyperthyroidism is not better controlled, the chance of miscarriage will be very high, and premature birth may occur. In addition, treatment of hyperthyroidism requires persistent medication. Any slight deviation may lead to fetal thyroid enlargement or hyperthyroidism, or even hypothyroidism, causing serious harm to the child's brain development and making premature birth, miscarriage or stillbirth more likely to occur.

Hyperthyroidism patients already have a heavy psychological burden. If they become pregnant at this time, the burden will become even greater, and they will have high blood pressure problems, which will affect the recovery speed of the disease and may even make the hyperthyroidism worse, endangering the patient's life. Therefore, women with hyperthyroidism must not rush to get pregnant. They should actively treat the disease and consider having children only after the disease is completely cured.

If patients with hyperthyroidism want to have children, they must cure the disease first, because this disease will affect women's menstrual cycle, and the chance of pregnancy will be reduced a lot. Patients with hyperthyroidism need to take medicine for treatment, and the medicine will have side effects, so even if they are successfully pregnant, the fetus is prone to malformation and miscarriage. If male patients with hyperthyroidism have children before the disease is cured, the quality and quantity of sperm will drop a lot.

What is introduced above is whether you can have children if you have hyperthyroidism. Through the above introduction, we can know that it is best not to have children before hyperthyroidism is cured. It is very detrimental to your own physical health and the health of the fetus. Now medical technology is becoming more and more advanced, and hyperthyroidism can be completely cured, so everyone does not need to worry too much or be too anxious.

Is hyperthyroidism hereditary?

Hyperthyroidism itself is not hereditary, but some people are more susceptible to hyperthyroidism due to their own genetic characteristics, and genes can be inherited. Therefore, the offspring of these people may also be prone to hyperthyroidism. However, paying attention to the health and dietary balance of offspring can avoid the occurrence of hyperthyroidism in most cases. Hyperthyroidism is definitely related to heredity. Most clinical patients with hyperthyroidism have a familial condition. The thyroid glands of children of mothers with hyperthyroidism are more susceptible to hyperthyroidism pathogens than other people. Although they are more susceptible to hyperthyroidism, not everyone will suffer from hyperthyroidism. Two other factors must be involved to develop hyperthyroidism. One is contact with hyperthyroidism pathogens, and the other is that excessive fatigue or mental factors reduce one's own resistance to disease. The combination of these three factors can cause hyperthyroidism.