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Infertility and hypothyroidim..... Help???!!!
hi All! I am new to this site and I think it is great! I could use some support! Me and my DH have been TTC for 2 yrs. Last month we saw an RE and had blood test and I had a sonohysteogrom. I have Hypthroidism. What i read online scared me! Has anyone dealt with this? Any happy endings? Thanks so Much! Take care and Baby Dust to ALL!!!
Thank you soooo much! I def. have to find out my levels. I am praying my RE is good! I will talk to him Mon. when I have my endometial Biopsy. Where do you get the natural dessicated thyriod? I don't know much about this yet, My RE also said that my ovums are not developing, so i don't know. This is only going to be our 3rd visit. I am FULL of questions! Thanks for your help! God Bless!
First of all, don't worry. Hypothyroidism is treatable. Once it's under control, you shouldn't have a problem conceiving and carrying to term. I have been battling with it and changed medications lately. I seem to be doing better on natural dessicated thyroid. (Nature Throid which is just like Armour Thyroid) I had just not been taking enough so my TSH crept all the way up to 3.42! Yikes! RE's want you as close as possible to 1.0 for TTC. I hope you have a good doctor. Alot of women are hypothyroid and don't know it. Or they get the TSH test done and the dr tells them it's normal when it's not. Anything over 2.0 is too high. (over 3.0 is miserable in my experience!)
Keep us posted! Being aware of the issue is half the battle! You will get treated and hopefully have a much easier time TTC! Even if it takes a few weeks to get adjusted to the medications, it will be SO worth it! (You'll probably feel better even if you didn't think you felt bad before!) Good luck! SSBD!
P.S. If they haven't already, they should test you for thyroid antibodies. Hashimoto's is the most common cause of hypo. (That's what I have.) And also, read up about adrenal fatigue/insufficiency as those frequently go hand in hand with thyroid problems.
Keep us posted! Being aware of the issue is half the battle! You will get treated and hopefully have a much easier time TTC! Even if it takes a few weeks to get adjusted to the medications, it will be SO worth it! (You'll probably feel better even if you didn't think you felt bad before!) Good luck! SSBD!
P.S. If they haven't already, they should test you for thyroid antibodies. Hashimoto's is the most common cause of hypo. (That's what I have.) And also, read up about adrenal fatigue/insufficiency as those frequently go hand in hand with thyroid problems.
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