Am I Hypothyroid?

[FrankyBanx]

Hi, can anyone give me any feedback on the blood results I have received please? I am nearly 5 years into Surgical Menopause, Ovaries removed. More than likely I have Oestrogen Dominance which could be suppressing thyroid function as my Prolactin is currently very high (975miu/l) and soon to be investigated further. For the past 7 months I have been trying to find a more balanced HRT regime (NHS put all post-surgical women on Oestrogen only, which causes further issues) I am now replacing all sex hormones. I feel the addition of Progesterone has helped with many symptoms, however I still experience symptoms which relate more to thyroid dysfunction; chronic fatigue, sensitivity to cold, low mood, no motivation, difficulty to lose any weight, cognitive dysfunction (similar to ADHD type symptoms) etc

Could it be that if I try to resolve the high Prolactin, this will help the thyroid to function better and resolve some of the current symptoms I’m experiencing?

Any advice is much appreciated.

Thankyou in advance

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Welcome to the forum

Sorry your post was missed …..this is an extremely busy forum

Was test done early morning?

TSH is higher than typical

Graph showing median TSH in healthy population is 1-1.5

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But Ft4 and Ft3 look pretty good

High prolactin……needs investigation

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Ultrasound scan of thyroid possibly

Were folate, ferritin and B12 levels tested too?

Buddy195 might pop along with info and suggestions on HRT

[FrankyBanx in reply to SlowDragon]

Thankyou for your reply, please don’t apologise. The bloods were taken at 9am. Ferritin and B12 actually came back flagged as high. I only stopped supplementing a B complex a week or 2 prior to the test though. B12 came back at 150pmol and Ferritin 179ug/l

Folate was normal.

I was, at the time of the test, feeling very run down.

Thanks again

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to FrankyBanx]

Retest again in 6 months?

[FrankyBanx in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes I think that’s a sensible idea. Thankyou for your time.