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Im Rachel's best friend
As she mentioned i have had underactive thyriod for a few years now and it did effect my fertility aswel having pcos too, the both together are a nightmare
I started off feeling excessively tired which was unusual for me, also my weight balloned from a size 12-14 after having my daughter to a size 18 i started feeling the cold alot more even in summer, i noticed hair growth a few mths later and then my fertility went down hill from there, i have 3 children previous which were all planned and was very lucky enough to get pregnant within 3weeks of trying i also used to have regular periods every 28/29days, i must of been highly fertile then so you can imagine when my periods just decided to stop i knew somethin wasnt right, even my younger sister has now been diag with underactive thy an pcos
It was actually my gp who noticed my weight was balloning he said he wanted to check my thyriod as i was having all the signs, i didnt even know what thyriod problems were I was advised which i heard of many many gps/consultants DONT explain is that you can have one test but doesnt mean you havent got thyriod probs ...you have to catch it at the right time so after a few blood tests it 1st came up borderline & from then went underactive, my periods completly stopped etc and then a yr after i was told at my scan i have pcos too, i know many woman who have both thyriod & pcos although not linked seems weird.
I will say though as soon as they find out you have it although you can still get the symptoms your levels should level out, as soon as i sorted my thyriod out and started my clomid mainly to get my periods bk/ovulate things improved and im now 10 WEEKS PREGNANT
The down fall is once your diagnosed your on thyroxine for life, and can go up and down I started off on 50mg then i went on to 75mg but now im pregnant im under a consultant who specialises in this area and has put me up to 100mg so far as he explained it can vary when pregnant and they need to keep a close eye on me with it, also extra growth scans later on.
If you want any info on it just ask & hope this helps
Nicky xxxxxxxxx
Im Rachel's best friend
As she mentioned i have had underactive thyriod for a few years now and it did effect my fertility aswel having pcos too, the both together are a nightmare
I started off feeling excessively tired which was unusual for me, also my weight balloned from a size 12-14 after having my daughter to a size 18 i started feeling the cold alot more even in summer, i noticed hair growth a few mths later and then my fertility went down hill from there, i have 3 children previous which were all planned and was very lucky enough to get pregnant within 3weeks of trying i also used to have regular periods every 28/29days, i must of been highly fertile then so you can imagine when my periods just decided to stop i knew somethin wasnt right, even my younger sister has now been diag with underactive thy an pcos
It was actually my gp who noticed my weight was balloning he said he wanted to check my thyriod as i was having all the signs, i didnt even know what thyriod problems were I was advised which i heard of many many gps/consultants DONT explain is that you can have one test but doesnt mean you havent got thyriod probs ...you have to catch it at the right time so after a few blood tests it 1st came up borderline & from then went underactive, my periods completly stopped etc and then a yr after i was told at my scan i have pcos too, i know many woman who have both thyriod & pcos although not linked seems weird.
I will say though as soon as they find out you have it although you can still get the symptoms your levels should level out, as soon as i sorted my thyriod out and started my clomid mainly to get my periods bk/ovulate things improved and im now 10 WEEKS PREGNANT
The down fall is once your diagnosed your on thyroxine for life, and can go up and down I started off on 50mg then i went on to 75mg but now im pregnant im under a consultant who specialises in this area and has put me up to 100mg so far as he explained it can vary when pregnant and they need to keep a close eye on me with it, also extra growth scans later on.
If you want any info on it just ask & hope this helps
Nicky xxxxxxxxx