When is the best point during my cycle and time of day to take a Menopause blood test to rule this out as a cause of thyroid symptoms?

[sunshineisbetter]

I potentially have thyroiditis and/or Hashimoto’s with an underactive thryoid shown by TSH & antibodies on several previous blood tests. My GP wants me to take a menopause blood test to rule this out before my endo appointment for the hot flushing and sudden sweating symptoms. I’m age 39 so she wants to check that I’m not peri menopausal. It feels like my thermostat is broken. Is there a more appropriate time during the monthly cycle or time of day to get the most accurate results?

Thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Previous post shows extremely high thyroid antibodies

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Vitamins needing some improvement

Presumably you have been working on improving

Are you now on absolutely strictly gluten free diet

[sunshineisbetter in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes to all of those. Just ticking the boxes for my GP. Do you know the answer to my questions regarding timings of blood tests or is it not like having thyroid blood test first thing in the day/ mid cycle?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to sunshineisbetter]

I don’t think there’s any guidelines

Other members may have some suggestions

[Yeswithasmile]

I used Medichecks. Think it was 3-5 days of your cycle. Follicular phase?? I think that hormones can fluctuate considerably so I think it’s prudent to view this as one snap shot in time if you get my meaning?

It is possible to suffer perimenopausal symptoms for a long time and I sympathise with the hot flushes etc. I think I was probably around 33/34 when mine started.

Interesting to see that your GP ( and I emphasise the ‘G’ as in general) wants tests first. So what if you are entering that time? Does that mean it’ll be hrt rather than thyroid being taken seriously? If they do flag up then you will need to deal with both issues. Not just one of them.

Good luck.

[sunshineisbetter in reply to Yeswithasmile]

Fair point….I hadn’t thought about the prospect of dealing with both! Not sure I can handle opening another can of worms! 😂 one step at a time!

[NIKEGIRL]

I have briefly read day 3 of your cycle is the best for testing

[PixieElv]

Hi thereIt is day 3 of your cycle.

Don’t let your GP fob you off with menopause/HRT. For some reason that is a ‘better/more acceptable’ diagnosis for women from their GPs than hypothyroidism. Happened to me and I spend 4 years on undiagnosed and 18 months on unnecessary HRT…

good luck on your journey

[CoeliacMum1]

As your under 45 you will need blood tests but I don’t know if there’s a good time for this.

There may be information on Dr Louise Newson website, she is on social media also as the Menopause Dr.

She also developed an app called Balance you can download too there’s information on there also.

When we are in the perimenopausal stage our hormones are like a rollercoaster and even by the hour they can change, mine are and I’m 55.

It’s good that your GP is looking at everything though...hope you can find some information on her website.

[sunshineisbetter]

Hi I had my blood test this morning as I am in the first week of my cycle. I will update this post with my results. Thank you for your help x