Men and Hypothyroidism

[Boristhespider]

Is it terribly uncommon for a man to be hypo? I am a male who had a TSH of 16.96. I went and had more blood work done monday and still have not received a call from my doctor. I am just nervous and feel bad. I was just talking with guys at work and they never heard of men having thyroid problems, and then I check on line and it is rare. I was just wondering if anyone here knows of any men who have thyroid problems?
And if my 16.96 TSH is something to be concerned about.
THANKS!

[Glen482]

Hi I am a 29 year old male and had hypo since birth and am on a very high dose of thyroxine even for a woman. When i was born i was in intensive care for several weeks as to the rarity of the condition them days in general let alone in males. I had been very nieve as a teen and went through a long phase (approx 6 months) of not taking my medication, i rapidly gained weight and became extremely lethargic with a worryingly low blood pressure. My doctor was surprised i even managed to get up of the morning. Any way i hadnt taken any notice of my TSH levels and what they ment till now but i do know that my T4 is lower than my T3. I now take my medication every single day and am thankfully alot more active and slim now, a big learning curve. The thing that worries me i what damage if any ive done to my body during that stupid phase of my life. My main concern is fertility.

[Glen482]

Hi I am a 29 year old male and had hypo since birth and am on a very high dose of thyroxine even for a woman. When i was born i was in intensive care for several weeks as to the rarity of the condition them days in general let alone in males. I had been very nieve as a teen and went through a long phase (approx 6 months) of not taking my medication, i rapidly gained weight and became extremely lethargic with a worryingly low blood pressure. My doctor was surprised i even managed to get up of the morning. Any way i hadnt taken any notice of my TSH levels and what they ment till now but i do know that my T4 is lower than my T3. I now take my medication every single day and am thankfully alot more active and slim now, a big learning curve. The thing that worries me i what damage if any ive done to my body during that stupid phase of my life. My main concern is fertility.

[Barb135]

Since this is a very old post, your issues would get more attention, if you start a new thread, listing your problems, along with the latest thyroid blood test results.  Be sure to add reference ranges, as these vary from lab to lab, so must come from your own report.

Members will be glad to help assess your situation and try to help you.

[steveandlou]

also is this true
as im very low all the time depression
i was referred to a counsellor for depression and they have said that even though im depressed the psychiatrist wont prescribe a antidepressant as my thyroid isn't under control
am i expected to get more and more depressed till my thyroid is under control its been 2.5 years since thyroid diagnosis and been depressed for 3/4 months
and dont want to get worse  

[steveandlou]

similar to how i feel mate and im hypothyroid

[steveandlou]

will also say that im now having to take a hormone treatment (testosterone ) as i grew a set of male boobs from having to much thyroxetine for 2 long which isnt a nice addage to my body