Re: Follow up question for dr regarding fear of early menopause

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At Thu, 26 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hello Dr,
>Thank you for answering my last post re: Graves disease and the link to
>premature menopause.
>
>Could I ask if I should worry about the abscense of my menses at the
>moment? I am 4 months postpartum like I said, have a T$ which is 5
>points above normal and a TSH of 1.0...
>I am also on the progesterone only pill and nursing every two to three
>hours in the day and every 4 at night (at least).
>
>So is it likely that my menses are not back because of the nursing and
>Prog only pill ?
>
>Or do you think the small elevation of the T4 coulkd be stopping my
>menses?
>
>Are they likely to return to normal when I stop breastfeeding and the
>pill?
>
>Thank you

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina

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