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Re: Thyroid problems and menopause?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:48:02 -0600 (CST)

At Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Lily wrote: >
>Can an early menopause at age 42 after a hysterectomy (retained ovaries)
>be accompanied by thyroid problems? Is it common for this to happen? The
>reason I ask is that my doc is having trouble balancing my hormones and
>I was on the low side of the TSH scale but that was 7 months ago and I
>haven't been checked since. Besides I would have thought that
>hypothyroid would be more common in this case - not hyperthyroid. My
>maternal grandfather had a thyroid condition but none of my other
>relatives as far as I know.
>Thanks for your input.

Thyroid problems, both hyper and hypo, are common in women as they approach menopause and beyond. I am not sure that it is a cause and effect relationship, but it could have some interaction. Try being retested. 

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