WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2002: Re: irregular cycles and thyroid disease

Re: irregular cycles and thyroid disease

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:59:48 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 26 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I'm 22, and I have been having problems with an irregular menstrual
>cycles for awhile. I have thyroid problems: Hashimoto's Disease,
>multinodular goiter, and am slightly hypothyroid. I've read that
>thyroid function can affect mentrual cycles.
>
>I started on .05mg synthroid at the beginning of June, felt great but
>dr. decreased meds to .025 about 2 months later. Then at the end of
>Oct. my new endo increased meds back up to .05mg because my TSH was
>back to pre-med level.
>
>My cycles have been fairly irregular and long over the years, and have
>gotten worse. My average cycle length is 39 days. But it is usually
>not actually 39 days, it varies from 34 to 47 days. Since starting meds
>this summer my cycle over the past 6 months has lasted 47, 39, 34, and
>41 days. I was hoping my period would come earlier this past time since
>I was going on vacation, but of course it came at the worst possible
>time. And next month it will probably do the same. I am so sick of
>never knowing when to expect it to come.
>
>I told my endo about my irregular cycles, but she only seemed to be
>concerned that I maybe anemic from them being heavy (which they only are
>for the first couple days).
>
>Should I just take care of the thyroid problem first and hope my cycles
>will stabalize once my levels are good? Its already been 6 months on
>meds and my levels aren't right yet. Should I talk to my gyn? I won't
>see my endo until the end of Feb.
>
>I'm just concerned that I may have other problems than just thyroid.
>Does it seem like it is thyroid related or not?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks

You may have other problems beyond the thyroid issues, but until you get the thyroid straightened out, you have no way of knowing. Whatever else may be going on, you KNOW that your thyroid is messed up, and that thyroid irregularities can cause irregular cycles, so deal with that first.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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