Synthroid for fertility
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i have hashimoto's disease (hypothyroidism) and am on synthroid. This was diagnosed in November. I still have not been able to conceive but who knows if it's from the hypothyroid issues because my #'s are fine now. What is your TSH? If it's super high and synthroid helps then it is possible that is your issue. My #'s were never really very high but i had awful symptoms....
I am on 112mg synthroid and the highest I've been on is 139mg. My thyroid has been going up and down for a while. I went off of birth control about 1 year to the day and I am pretty sure that being off that has made my thyroid way off. In december I though I may be pregnant because I didn't get my period. In March I finally got my thyroid set so I was ready to get on clomid, 50mg. They put me on progestrone to get my period.
However, over the last year, I have tried to get pregnant, without success. I am taking synthroid and my T count is 1.5. I am seeing a fertility specialist. They have ran tests and I am ovulating. I do not see the discharge that I saw prior to my thyroid getting out of control over the last year. I always saw the discharge during ovulation. Is there a connection? Both my thyroid and fertility doctor, didn't see a connection.
I debating of trying IUI. Any suggestions or comments?
I am a 36 y/o female with no history of fertility issues (am overweight). I have had two healthy children and trying for third. I have suffered two consecutive miscarriages and the only difference between then and now (4 years since birth of second child) is I am taking 112 mcg Synthroid. My most recent blood tests shows: TSH - .147, T4 - 11.9, and T3 - 124. Could the TSH be the cause of my pregnancy losses? Thank you.
When I was 25, I had been off my 0.05 mg of synthroid and had accidentally gotten preggs. I thought for SURE I'd miscarry a 3rd time but that lil' girl held on and I was on my meds during my pregnancy. No problems whatsoever with pregnancy and birth, however, I wonder if her being recently diagnosed Type1 Diabetic had anything 2 do with it, b/c I read somewhere there's a link.
Once you get your thyroid levels back on track then conceiving may be easier. Thyroid problems can sometimes cause you to not ovulate or can cause early miscarriage, it all depends on your levels and what type of thyroid issue you have.
Your doctor should be monitoring your levels monthly and will decide whether or not you need treatment to help your levels balance out.
I have been taking Synthroid since then, which initially took care of the goiter. I tried for years to conceive and my levels were considered normal: jumping between 1 - 5. I never conceived, and my first marriage ended.
I was recently tested for perimenopause because I've had menopausal symptoms (night sweats, etc.). I was taking Cytomel, but my endocrinologist said I didn't need to take it anymore and told me to stop taking it right away.
Took a Hpt too but was always negative. Last month I learned that my TSH is 6. Is this the cause for all this? I have always been a regular in case of monthly periods. I Appreciate your answer. Thank u.
I am pretty much asymptomatic at this point, and would be unconcerned about the TSH, except that absolutely everything I have read about fertility and thyroid issues says that the optimal TSH level for conception is between 1.0 and 2.0. I am wondering if those who give this "optimal level" are assuming a better correlation between TSH and thyroid hormones - that is, is 1.0-2.0 stated because of an assumption that anything over 2.
I had to be off my Synthroid for five weeks before I took the RAI pill. Most doctors say six weeks, but I was ready at five weeks and sick enough the doctor did not want to wait another week.
Two weeks is not enough. It takes six weeks to get Synthroid completely out of your system. The RAI may work after a month with no Synthroid, but two weeks is certainly not "standard procedure".
I would make further inquiries.
Entered the hypo phase 3 months ago. I have been on 50mcg Synthroid for 2 months now. My TSH is now normal. My question is becuase I do not have the Hashimotos thyroiditis should I still be taking synthroid? Is it bad to be on the Synthroid if I do not need it? What is the typical length of time someone with subacute thyroiditis should be on Synthroid? Will the being on Synthroid possibly prevent me from every making my own thyroid hormone again? Thank you for your time.
I am recently diagnoised with hypo-been taking 100 synthroid for almost a month. I work out 5 days a week I was wondering if anyone has taken cytomel along with synthroid? If so has it helped in weight loss? I work out so very hard and go to the gym twice a day, The doctor says until my metabolism and thyroid get on track my weight won't change. I have been doing some research on cytomel and am thinking of asking my Dr. if I can try it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I took early morning bloodwork (only 1.5 hours after taking 100mcg synthroid) and my TSH 3rd generation came up as .08 miu/L . Is this too low? Is it low because I had just recently taken my pill?
Can I still get pregnant with levels this low? This diagnosis has really thrown me. I want to have a second baby and before I was diagnosed, my fertility doctor discovered relatively high tsh level. This is when I decided to go to an endocrinologist.
My husband and I are starting the process of fertility treatments and we knew that he had an issue because he had cancer. The fertility clinic is also testing me for everything as we and everything is testing well except that on my 3 days after my period bloodwork they did a non fasting tsh and prolactin level test which came out very elevated. My TSH was 5.7 and I don't know the prolactin number but it was high too.
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