Hormone definition
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t think so. The way i believe is by definition a period is the shedding of the uterine lining. If you are pregnant and have a period which sheds you uterine lining you will also shed the egg/baby. Once you get pregnant your body releases a hormone which tells it not to shed your lining because you are pregnant.. I believe some women can bleed during pregnancy but it's not an actual period and the bleeding is from something else besides inside the uterus.
In Canada I expect that it won't be easy but you are going to have to feed your doctor enough information that conflicts with his training and inherent beliefs (not to mention the pressure from the NHS), to get him to read and re-consider what he has been doing for years, no doubt.
Starting right from the definition of hypothyroidism, it is not just inadequate thyroid hormone.
Hypothyroidism is not just inadequate thyroid hormone. The correct definition is "insufficient tissue T3 effect due to inadequate supply of, or response to, thyroid hormone". So it is not just thyroid hormone levels, there are a number of other variables that affect Tissue T3 Effect, which is synonymous with your thyroid status.
In addition there is no biochemical tests that can be used as pass/fail decisions about a person''s thyroid status.
are you saying your uterus is removed but not your ovaries? The definition of menopause is that your periods are gone and have been gone for a year. But if your uterus is removed, you would not have periods.
But I think that what you are asking is whether your ovaries will stop functioning and stop making estrogen and whatever else and you will begin to have menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and dry skin.
Hypothyroidism is not just caused by inadequate thyroid hormone. The correct definition is "insufficient T3 effect in tissue throughout the body due to inadequate supply of, or response to, thyroid hormone". Your current Free T4 level is more than adequate but you don't know what your Free T3 level is, so you cannot know if your T4 med dosage is being adequately converted to T3.
The correct definition for hypothyroidism is not just "inadequate thyroid hormone" but instead, it is "insufficient T3 effect in tissue throughout the body due to inadequate supply of, or response to, thyroid hormone". This definition correctly recognizes that TISSUE T3 EFFECT determines your thyroid status and associated symptoms.
Your doctor is wrong. By definition you are NOT postmenopausal if you are having periods. Menopause is defined as going more than one year without a period, it is not defined by hormone levels. At 39, it is unlikely that you would be postmenopausal anyway--average age is 51. Also, unless you want a baby, I would use some sort of protection. Just today, I heard a story similar to yours--she went off pills thinking she was "OK" and got pregnant.
By definition, it is not possible to have a period and be pregnant. But it is possible to have bleeding during pregnancy.
My periods used to last 2-3 days. Any flow that lasts 2-7 days is considered normal. Because you just had a miscarriage, your hormone levels need to readjust themselves and it may take time for your body to regulate.
The bloating and crampiness you feel could mean that you are about to ovulate.
Yes, assuming the thyroid gland is capable of producing hormone, it will continue to do so in response to the amount of TSH produced to stimulate production of thyroid hormone. By definition suppression it is when the TSH level drops below the reference range.
Your Thyroglobulin antibodies test indicates primary hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. With Hashi's the autoimmune system erroneously identifies the thyroid gland as foreign to the body and produces antibodies to attack and eventually destroy the gland. As this proceeds, the TSH level rises in an effort to stimulate more output of thyroid hormone.
Hello, I have a history of hypothyroidism and have been taking thyroid hormone replacement medication for twenty years. In January of this year my TSH level was .24. But in June the level had dropped to .04, while the free T4 test was high at 22. I have been steadily gaining weight for about four months now despite eating healthier than I have in years. It seems that I'm gaining more and more fat with each week! It is very upsetting because none of my clothes fit.
First thing to note is that many patients taking thyroid med adequate to relieve their symptoms will have suppressed TSH levels. This si a result of taking a full dose of thyroid hormone one daily and the fat that T4 med establishes an equilibrium that is quite different from the usual continuous low flow of natural thyroid hormone in the untreated state.
So your most recent labs before the dose change was Free T4 at 1.57, which is 79% of its range, while Free T3 of 3.0 was at 43% of its range. This is kind of typical for a hypothyroid patient taking T4 med. The Free T3 lags Free T4 because of inadequate conversion of T4 to T3. The correct definition for hypothyroidism is "insufficient T3 effect in tissue throughout the body, due to inadequate supply of, or response to, thyroid hormone".
What was your dose before going to the Endo two years ago? When your Free T4 was about 1.4 and TSH 3.0 were you symptom free at that time? You said the doctor started increasing your doses. When did you start noticing the symptoms you mentioned: super anxious, not sleeping fatigue and heart palpitations?
The reference ranges are "normalized" which is a mathematical statistical term and definition. Basically they test a sample of the total population. They then throw out the top 2.5% and bottom 2.5% of the test results. The remaining 95% is called normal.
The problem is when testing the population, a MUCH larger portion of the population is Hypo or Low thyroid than 2.5%.
The thought was that since it was the pituitary output from sensing thyroid hormone levels, that TSH was the diagnostic to be used instead of clinical diagnosis for symptoms that occur more frequently with hypothyroidism then otherwise. The use of TSH as the primary diagnostic continues to this day I think because it is quick and easy and minimizes cost of testing.
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