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Thyroid in newborn
My newborn baby is 24 days old and his t4 test results 2.27 and tsh 8.06. My gynaecologist suggested me to take Thyronorm 37.5 mcg during my pregnancy despite I have thyroid value in range
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It's normal
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Both are normal
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You may have been started on T4 due to presence of antibodies as that can cause transient hypothyroidism in the baby
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This is ok for now.. but repeat thyroid test after a month
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Need to repeat at 1 month or 3 month of age No medicine if this report is done at 3rd day of life
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From report looks normal values for baby.
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