Sodium levothyroxine is levothyroxine. Whether or not you need to take levothyroxine for IVF to increase the dosage should be decided according to your doctor’s prescription based on your thyrotropin (TSH) value.
In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is a technique that should be performed by a medical professional. Levothyroxine is a medication for hypothyroidism. Women with pre-transplant hypothyroidism need to have their TSH rechecked in a timely manner, and no dosage is needed when TSH is <2.5 mIU/L, but when it is >2.5 mIU/L, appropriate dosage should be added according to the doctor’s instructions.
Levothyroxine must be taken under the guidance of a doctor, before taking the drug to exclude drug allergy history and other contraindications, with the increase in the number of weeks of pregnancy, but also regularly recheck the TSH level to assess the therapeutic effect, and timely adjustment of the dosage of the drug. For pregnant women with hypothyroidism, the newborn should also be checked for thyroid function after delivery.