Endo-metriosis that is. And hypo. Is it a thing?

[Murphysmum]

Alongside lots of other health problems recently, I’ve now developed what the gp thinks is endometriosis (still awaiting further tests).

Is this a thing? The correlation between badly controlled hypothyroid and endometriosis I mean.

[humanbean]

I am convinced that endometriosis and hypothyroidism are strongly linked, but the research I've read (I found very little) claims there is no proof of a link. However I've never read an entire paper on the subject, so I don't know how good or bad the research was.

I have read at least one, possibly two, case histories that show ovarian cysts disappearing after the patient was treated for hypothyroidism.

I did this reading some years ago and can't really remember much about it now, sorry.

[shaws Administrator]

As humanbean has stated there is a connection between ovarian cysts and hypo, which makes me wonder if people are checked for hypothyroidism if diagnosed with cysts.

edmcasereports.com/articles...

With endometriosis there can be a connections and also to other problems:

webmd.com/women/endometrios...

[Pascha1]

I had Endometriosis for years I suspect I was Hypothyroid for many years after sub thyroidectomy before I got actually got diagnosed. I have heard it is Hypothyroid related. , A month after I started Lecothyroxine my periods came to a sudden stop I was only 40, was just glad the pain and the many periods I had per month were finally gone.

[Murphysmum in reply to Pascha1]

Aw, I wish! Mine can go anytime 😜

[Pascha1 in reply to Murphysmum]

I don’t blame you, the thing that worked best for me was a med called Ponstan Forte , it’s an anti inflammatory, so if you can take them they are very good x it used to annoy me the price of Sanitory wear as I used to only have a few days off my period per month it was so draining losing so much, and losing loads of money on pads etc , the GPS never even checked my iron levels but I bet I was very anemic back then... the Hammersmith Hospital specialises in Endometriosis , when I had keyhole surgery there I was clear for quite a while, so if you are in London or close it is a good place to visit for treatment, I was lasered at other hospitals but quickly returned not like when Hammersmith gave me a really good clear out they were the 1st Endometriosis specialists at that time so will be very knowledgable on Endo, they gave me a book at time and was very good. Explaining where it can grow,which is anywhere in your body , Endometriosis ican have like a period anywhere in your body in your bowel, the brain your feet ( my feet used to ache like mad when I had endometriosis , my feet are not so bad since I went through the change,

The other hospitals that kazered me told me nothing about the disease just the name and that it was severe , Hammersmith hospital were very informative, I lived outside London at the time and traveled to Hammersmith as read it was the only specialist around at time so asked for referral there and so glad I did and all gps I saw knew zero about it, I begin to wonder if any Drs know much about anything

[Murphysmum]

Can you buy the anti inflammatories or are they on prescription?

[researcherUK]

Yes, there is a connection and with Hashimoto's.

academic.oup.com/humrep/art...

naturalendocrinesolutions.c...

preventmiscarriage.com/endo...