A recent article on the problems that can be caused by a thyroid that doesn't work correctly emphasizes the fact that a lage percentage of women dealing with issues of infertility may find that their problems are related to the problems in their thyroid. A significant number of women with infertility problems appear to have low-grade hypothyroidism which may not show up on blood tests. This could be something to bring up with your doctor or fertility specialist as you begin to work on dealing with issues related to infertility.
"If you have an infertility issue, before you spend a fortune and before going through a tremendous amount of hardship, insist on being evaluated for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and have an endocrinologist perform a thorough evaluation of your thyroid. It sometimes only takes a small deficit of thyroid hormone for the ovulation to be affected." (source)
The report cites a statistic that one in four cases of infertility could be related to this problem. However, the source of that statistic is not cited. Nevertheless, exact numbers aside, it does suggest that there is an important relationship between the health of the thyroid and the health of the reproductive system so it might be a good area to pay attention to.
Question of the Day: Would you be interested in getting checked for thyroid problems that could be linked with infertility?
