Ready to Give Up....

[Brandywine29]

Diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and mile Graves' Disease and haven't gotten pregnant for 3 years. I am 29 years old and husband is 34 years old. We want to have a baby this year. I went to the Endo, and she said it is better to not treat and leave me as slightly hyper. My frustration and confusion is that if I'm not getting medicine or changing anything, then what is being done to help me get pregnant? The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. I'm there. My husband got upset and told the doctor that I'm not a guinea pig to be poked and tested for no reason basically. This is causing problems. My husband and I fight, my job totally stresses me out, I am SO tired and just want to cry. I should have bought stock in pregnancy tests, I've taken so many. I probably only have a period 4 times a year, so I never know what is going on. My husband and I just feel like giving up. It just feels like without hope that everything is falling apart. I really need some good advice from someone that knows how to help me.

[oscarmaya]

Brandywine,
I remember those feelings so well. I too struggled with infertility (and also miscarriages) for years before adopting my daughter. Since you are not having regular periods, it is difficult for you to determine when (or if) you are ovulating. Are you using a basal body thermometer and charting your temps? If you aren't doing this yet, it can be very helpful. Check out the book Taking Charge of your Fertility and *******************

Are you seeing a reproductive endocrinologist or a regular internist / endo? If the current one is not attempting to help with your pregnancy goal, I woud seek out another doctor. Sending baby dust your way.

[Barb135]

I'm not real familiar with Graves Disease, but I didn't know there was such a thing as "mild case" -- I thought you either have it or you don't??  Is the hyperthyroidism and/or Graves, what is keeping you from getting pregnant or is there another problem?  Did she give a reason for wanting to leave you hyper?  

If your doctor refuses to treat you in such a way as to alleviate your symptoms, you might need to think about finding a different doctor.  

Can you post recent lab results, along with the lab's reference ranges?