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Hello Janine
Hoping I can be of some help. I had to have
radioactive iodine to kill off any thyroid cells I had left due to removal of my
thyroid gland from cancer. This was done in 1998. I also was
concerned how the radioactive iodine would affect my fertility, but I was
assured that this drug was very specific and would only kill thyroid
cells. I never actually had any problems with my thyroid function and it
was only after my thyroid glands had both been removed that I had to take
thyroxine (thyroid replacement hormone).
I had 2 children prior to thyroid
cancer and then went on to have another child born in Jan 2001 - 21/2
years after radioactive iodine. So my fertility didn't seem to be
affected. Prior to getting pregnant I was on quite a high dose of
thyroxine (600mcg daily) and was lowering the dose (on doctors advice due to
long term effects eg. calcium depletion) when I got pregnant. I am now on
300mcg daily. The average of people are on about 100-150 mcg daily.
I was concerned how and if the high doses would affect my baby and wondered if
it would transfer via my milk supply. At the time I found it very
difficult to find information and my GP said to wait and see when my baby was
born. Well I am happy to say he was born a healthy 3970 gms and
is still being breastfed and continuing to thrive.
Hoping this may help
Regards Wendy
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