Re: PCOS and autoimmune hypothyroid
From: ALicia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:10:54 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
I have autoimmune thyroid. I am glad doctors have realized this. I saw
the connection here years ago. I am glad that they are putting two and
two together. I know many women with both. Thanks for the information.
>Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome May Increase Likelihood of Having Autoimmune
>Hypothyroidism
>
>June 25, 2001
>
>According to findings reported at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the
>Endocrine
>Society in Denver, Colorado last week, the condition known as polycystic
>ovarian syndrome (PCOS) may carry with it as much as a four times
>greater
>than normal risk of also having autoimmune hypothyroidism.
>
>Munich, Germany researcher Dr. Roland Gaertner found that among the
>women
>with PCOs they studied, 17 percent of them had clinical autoimmune
>thyroiditis.
>
>Talking to DG News, Dr. Gaertner has said that the researchers are not
>sure
>of the mechanism behind why the risk is increased. But they speculate
>that
>female hormones may be influencing the immune system, and that low
>levels of
>progesterone are causing an increase in stimulatory effects of estrogen
>on
>the immune system.
>
>Dr. Gaertner also recommended that women with PCOS talk about the
>possibility of autoimmune thyroid problems with their doctors.
>
>http://thyroid.about.com/library/news/blpcos.htm?terms=pcos+and+thyroid
>
>--
>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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