Can a person born without a thyroid pass the problem on to future generations ?
They found out I had no thyroid when I was two years old (extremly rare) because I was having seizures and my teeth weren't coming in. Many, many tests were taken on me.. The Doctors called me a Miricle. The Doctors said I'd never have kids but somehow I was given the Miricle of children. So far in their twenties my kids seem to be alright but put weight on easy. They have been tested. I wonder if it is possible for them or their children to have problems down the line.
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- Castanet, et al. (2000) "Familial forms of thyroid dysgenesis among infants with congenital hypothyroidism." _New England Journal of Medicine_ 343: 441-442.
- Only 2% of cases of congenital hypothyroidism are hereditary, so it is unlikely that your grandchildren will have any problems. Even if they do, *all* newborns in the U.S. are tested for this before they leave the hospital--so it would be discovered right away. As long as they took their synthroid, they would be normal kids and grow up to be normal adults.
- that IS rare. no thyroid? I'm surprised you've gotten this far.
as for the generations thing, it may or may not happen. that will have to be determined when they are born. as for your children, if they dont have the same birth defect, then they shouldnt have any of the problems that you've experienced.