We already know that being iron deficient can negatively affect your ability to effectively make thyroid hormones. Now, researchers have looked at the connection between iron deficiency in pregnancy — a time when this condition is quite common — and the impact on thyroid function. What they found was that significant iron deficiency has a direct impact on Free T4 and T4 levels during pregnancy — and may even push you over the cutoffs into hypothyroidism. And untreated hypothyroidism during pregnancy poses a risk to the pregnancy, and the health of both mother and baby.
Iron Deficiency, Pregnancy, and Your Thyroid
Iron Deficiency, Pregnancy, and Your Thyroid
Iron Deficiency, Pregnancy, and Your Thyroid
We already know that being iron deficient can negatively affect your ability to effectively make thyroid hormones. Now, researchers have looked at the connection between iron deficiency in pregnancy — a time when this condition is quite common — and the impact on thyroid function. What they found was that significant iron deficiency has a direct impact on Free T4 and T4 levels during pregnancy — and may even push you over the cutoffs into hypothyroidism. And untreated hypothyroidism during pregnancy poses a risk to the pregnancy, and the health of both mother and baby.