Graves disease and infertility

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Avatar f tn TSH and T4 are much more important in this case than T3 (not necessary to measure and we don't treat w/T3 when pregnant or trying to conceive). Antibodies are associated w/ infertility/miscarriage. If you had Graves' and become pregnant, test TSI levels about week 24-26. TSH goal for now is low-normal range.
Avatar f tn He had another sperm count test done just after he was diagnosed with graves disease and took the results to his new GP and was told there was activity but it was very low.We are confused about if it has anything to do with the overactive thyroid and if there is explanations or answers?? PLEASE HELP!!!!
1428646 tn?1330978063 graves disease will attack and organ. the first time I had graves disease it was attacking my heart making my heart beat faster. I was on medication for about 2 years. then it went into remission now it is back. graves disease could attack any organ , graves disease is your immune system attacks your organs not virus or bacteria.
Avatar n tn Untreated it can cause infertility. It also causes miscarrages in the first and thrid trimesters. This is not a disease to monkey with if you want to have a baby Hyperthyroid mamas babies sometimes do not grow. If you want to get pregnate you need to switch to PTU. It is safe to take while pregnate and nursing. The benifit is the illness is treated and undercontrol. The effects of hyperthyoidism can do perm damage to you. I have done two hyperthyoid pregnancies. It can be done.
Avatar f tn You need a second opinion. Based on what you describe, you have autoimmune thyroid disease with markers for Graves' (TSI) and the other common antibodies (TPO and Tg) that are usually associated with hashimoto's. Graves' and Hashi should be considered as entities on two ends of a spectrum, not two completely different diseases. This may cause fluctuating thyroid function to hypo and hyper and back but this is not common.
Avatar f tn My mother was diagnosed in her early 40s with graves disease and her thyroid was removed, around the same time she was diagnosed with stage 3-4 colon cancer. I'm aware there are connections between autoimmune diseases and thyroid and intestinal diseases/conditions. As I'm getting older I'm noticing I'm following in the same physiological footsteps my mother did before she was diagnosed.
Avatar n tn I have graves disease, but was in remission. Then I had cancer and chemotherapy. My TSH level is hyper again and my other tests normal. The doctors won't say if chemo can activate your graves disease. They do say that a physical or emotional change to my body can trigger it. My thoughts, Cancer and chemotherapy are big time physical and emotional changes.
Avatar f tn 19 year old son was getting hives mainly at night. Diagnosed with Graves disease a couple weeks ago and on meds now. is this normal with graves?
Avatar f tn They have removed me off of my medicine one time to see if my Graves disease had went into remission and within two months it came back with TSH levels of 0.003...basically non-existant TSH levels. They put me back on my 10mg Methmazole and within 3 weeks my levels were normal. That is pretty much a health summary of my graves disease for the past five-six years lol.
Avatar f tn 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?
Avatar f tn Whilst visiting the endocrine department at the hospital in May 2008, I was then also diagnosed with Graves Disease, and am being checked for Diabetes. I was also told that my heart beats too fast and was put on beat blockers. Is there any reason why i suddenly have these 3 illnesses? I have always been healthy and in the last 6 months feel awful. I have had to stop my medication for the thyroid (Carbizamole) as it gave me really bad headaches, so i believe my only other option is surgey.
Avatar m tn It should be pointed out that, especially in the US literature, the term ‘hashitoxicosis’ is sometimes used to describe an autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Gravesand Hashimoto’s disease.2 In this article the term is strictly limited to the ‘leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease." *** I've had both Hashi's and Graves antibodies simultaneously but I had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis previously.
Avatar n tn Can you have graves disease so bad that it would seem like bipolar and I thought Graves disease was an overactive thyroid, so how can you be hypro?
Avatar n tn The alternatives are an early Graves Disease or an overactive thyroid nodule. The ultrasound and endocrine consultation should help get to the bottom of this. At this age, if you have no hyper symptoms and the T4 levels are normal (would also check T3), then best to observe closely (every 6-8 weeks for the next 6 mos). The menstrual changes and infertility however may be related to the mild hyperthyroidism.
Avatar f tn Graves Disease is an Autoimmune Disease and usually when one autoimmune disease is found, there is usually a 2nd one found (this one being Diabetes). The Graves and Hyperthyroidism can be treated by either anti-thyroid meds or pernmanant treatment which will eventually stablaise the Diabetes although this is extremely hard if the Diabetes has been undetected for a long time. And something to watch for is ...Metformin can interefer with thyroid medications.
Avatar f tn I was recently diagnosed with Graves Disease which is an autoimmune disease associated with ur thyroid. I have noticed that I'm needing more pain meds than normal to relieve my pain. My question is, does this disease affect the relief I am supposed 2 be receiving from my normal dose? Basically, does my pain meds need to be increased or does my thyroid affect the digestion process of the meds?
Avatar f tn Hello My daughter is 26yrs old and is pregnant and found out she has Graves disease. I am going crazy, I've never been Depress I am so sad she lost weight .. She just starting to do testts for this and that.
Avatar n tn Graves is an autoimmune disease and unfortunately for life. Controlling whether they raise or suppress is key to beating the symptoms of the disease. If you are on Levo now - your labs must be abnormal and now lean towards hypoT levels. You would feel like cr@p right now with the swinging patterns you have been on. "Once Graves.... always Graves" is the saying here. But I am positive your endo or ???
Avatar n tn Usually, surgery is the preferable option if someone has Graves thyroid disease (because RAI can sometimes make eye disease worse if already present). Graves Eye Disease is caused by different antibodies than the thyroid disease. They are related, but having one doesn't necessarily mean you'll get the other.
Avatar f tn Hi I have graves disease and in the last 2 months I have been losing mass amounts of hair. Why all the sudden am I losing my hair?