Okay. This is gonna be a long story. So, In March of this year, I moved from Ohio to live with my husband on base. We met in the military. Well, my periods were normal for a long time. 5-6 days a month. Always came every month. If it didn't come one month, I got it as soon as the next month came on like the 1st. Well, in March I didn't have my period at all.. and then in April I had my period and it didn't go away for days, So I had my husband take me to the doctor. I thought I had a miscarriage or something by the way I was finding things online. Well, they did blood test and everything.. my doctor said she thought it'd just be stress.. well, I came back at the end of may... and find out that I had hypothyroidism. (My period went like this. None in March. 24th of April - 6th of May.. and then 18th to the 24th of May I had another period.) Well.. my doctor sent me to a specialist...were she pretty much told me the same stuff. They put me on Synthroid.. and I went again and they up-ed my dose because my levels aren't where they needed to be. Well, I go back next month to get my levels checked again. Well... What's happened is I haven't had my period since I had it in May.. This past month I had a TINY TINY TINY bit of spotting.. like.. almost nothing.. and my doctor told me to get a test done if I didn't have my period by the end of last month.. so I didn't
have it and I went to the clinic and I had them take blood and it came out negative. Well... on the 8th of August, My nipples started being really awfully sore. Id didn't understand?! I wasn't pregnant? Well... It wasn't my whole breast...just by nipples and it isn't as sore as it was..but they are still a tiny bit. Probably about a 2 on a 1-10 scale.. But, since that, I took another pregnancy test and it came out negative. I know that thyroid problems can cause irregular periods.. but missing 3 months?? Is that normal?! I don't know what to thing guys. I want to be pregnant.. but It seems like it's near impossible because I just don't know what my body is doing.
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Hi. It can take a while after getting on the optimal thyroid treatment for all your symptoms to resolve. Hypothyroidism can cause your hormones to get out of whack and this can take a while to settle down. Hopefully as the synthroid levels build up in your system, you should start to notice some improvements. Do you have your latest blood test results? If so, please post them so we can see. It may help us to point you in the right direction for information.
It is also important to check serum iron, ferritin (stored iron), folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Deficiencies in these are very common in hypothyroidism and can cause symptoms in their own right. Unless you have optimal levels of these, you may find your body doesn't use the Synthroid as well as it should which can leave you with lingering symptoms even when your thyroid labs look good. Low iron/ferritin in particular can contribute to menstrual problems. I believe B vitamins are also important.
The reference ranges for some of the above tests can be questionable at best, certainly in the UK. As a guide, serum iron should be well within the reference range (not near the bottom), ferritin should be around 70-90, folate above 12 and vitamin B12 above 500. If your results are lower than this, your body may not respond to the Synthroid as well as it should.
I know there was more I wanted to say but I started doing it on my phone, accidentally pressed a button and lost the whole thing! I'll let you know if I think of anything else
Female problems are rife if we are hypothyroid as well as many other symptoms we can get.
It would be good too, if you could put some of the above into your profile as it means members, when and if you ask more questions further down the line, that they don't need to keep asking you ones you've already answered previously.
Difficulty with getting pregnant is another as well as miscarriages etc. so it is good that you are enquiring.
The first thing to do is get copies of your blood test results, with the ranges for your own records and so that you can post if you have queries. Also get your B12, Vit D, iron, ferritin and folate tested too.
Do not take synthroid (levothyroxine) on the morning of the blood test, take it afterwards and have the earliest possible appointment.
Your thyroid hormones have to be at a good level for a good pregnancy. I will give you some links.
Kalissa, have they tested your prolactin? That's secreted by the pituitary gland, sometimes in response to being hypothyroid, sometimes because there's something else going on. If you squeeze the nipple and something comes out, the your prolactin is high. When prolactin is high, a woman with hypothyroidism can stop ovulating and menstruating.
If it's simply because of hypothyroidism, then prolactin levels go to normal and pregnancy is easy to achieve.
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