TSH levels " a bit high" - is there anything I can do to help reduce them naturally?

[hattyyellow]

Would welcome any help. Have just picked up results of ttcing blood tests and they are all okay except my TSH levels are 4.1 which apparently is "a bit high but not a big problem".

Dying to find out more information but can't find a scale of what normal is (apart from some info in the archives that anything more than 2 is bad).

Is 4.1 meaning I have overactive or underactive thyroid - have confused myself googling and I'm at work so I can't get away with any more!

And is there anything I can do naturally to help reduce the TSH levels? Will the raised TSH levels be preventing me conceiving?

Bump x

Thank you so much for bumping! Cross posted in health too and have had some useful responses there

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TSH is Thyroid Stimulating Hormone which is high if the pituitary gland is having to compensate for the Thyroid gland in any way.

Your TSH is near the upper limit but still in the normal range, this indicates that your thyroid gland is behaving in a slightly underactive way. And under active thyroid gland is Hypothyroidism; and over active is Hyperthyroidism.. also known as Graves Disease.

You can't do anything to lower your own TSH levels; it's not about diet. Having hypothyroidism can affect fertility but I don't suppose your doctor thinks this is an issue with you. You could ask though.

Hypothyroidism is easily treated by the way. Not that you have it with a TSH of that level.

Cheers Chequers I do mean TSH!

Chocolate my concern (from over googling) is that TSH levels over 2 can often be considered too high, and in America I would be classified as having an underactive thyroid.

I also do seem to have a number of the symptoms of this - tiredness, being cold all the time, dry skin etc

I remember meeting someone at a wedding years ago who had had an underactive thyroid after her first DD was born and had managed to treat it through diet. I wonder if I could contact her again after 8 years to ask her how she did it!

Maybe I'm wrong then Hatty.. I'm not a medical bod, just a parent of a child with hypothyroidism. Think your best bet is to get some professional advice; googling can be very misleading (pots and kettles here because I do it constantly!)

Chocolate you may well be right!

I'm going to book an appt with my doctor later in the week and ask her advice, she's quite sensible and really does listen so I don't feel she will just fob me off.

The fact that she had put on the notes to tell me that the tests were all clear but the TSH "a bit high" at 4.1 at least seems as if she will investigate further if necessary.

Am too impatient!