McCall McPhersonFounder, Modern Thyroid Clinic.

Optimizing Thyroid Hormones in Pregnancy: The Role of T3 & T4 🤰💖

17 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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Short clinical commentary by McCall McPherson arguing that some women require T3 to achieve pregnancy but need adequate T4 during pregnancy. She recommends using both hormones when appropriate and stresses frequent laboratory monitoring to ensure sufficient T4 levels throughout pregnancy.

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So none of our pregnant women are walking around with no T4 because they're on T3 because we make sure we check their labs. So, very simple solution to this problem. And if we're, if we know, if studies show us in, our clinical practice certainly is the same that women need T3 to get pregnant, but they need T4 during pregnancy. Why don't we do both? Right. Why can't women have it all? Why can't they have their cake and eat it too? They can. Right. Do we need to be diligent and ensure that women have enough T4 during pregnancy? Yes, we do. Is that possible by frequently checking labs and knowing what you're doing? Yes, it's very possible. So that's that.