How does hypothyroid affect fertility?

Otilia98 · 10-03-2006, 06:13 PM

Hi ladies

Is there anyone out there that has some information on this? I read some information but I know that we have it a bit more complicated with PCOS and all.

shenacat · 10-03-2006, 07:45 PM

It affects it negatively.

http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/fertilitythy.htm

Otilia98 · 10-03-2006, 08:26 PM

Thank you for the article.

Pocogirl2006 · 10-12-2006, 08:24 AM

thanks for sharing

Cathlena · 10-12-2006, 02:30 PM

PCOS alone can be a real pain for fertility! I have it, but my DH is also infertile so we have a double whammy, make that triple if you count my Hypothyroidism too.

We did a few rounds of fertility treatments, clomid and 1 round of Artificial insemination. I had a panic attack that day, right before the procedure...I decided that was enough for me, and we moved on to adoption.

Lauriern25 · 10-16-2006, 02:51 AM

Otilia, Hello. I have hypothyroidism & had my thyroid levels regulated before TTC per my RE's recommendation. It is my understanding that if this is regulated, chances of conceiving are just as good as a normal person. I was able to conceive, at about 6 weeks pregnant i started to feel unreasonably tired & asked my RE to check my tsh level which was 8.9! He raised my synthroid dose & 2 weeks later it was down to 1.5. Unfortunately I ended up having a missed m/c & am wondering if this elevation in my tsh had anything to do with it. I talked to another woman with same issue & she told me that with both her pregnancies, her tsh jumped up right away, her DR increased her dose by 30% as soon as she found out she was pregnant. Anyway, hope this helps.

shenacat · 10-16-2006, 10:37 AM

This pregnancy my doctor has had to triple my levoxyl.

Until week 15 or so, babies get thyroid from mom, and w/out it, they can have a variety of difficulties including growth retardation, low IQ etc. I'm not sure what the stats on m/c are, but if hypothyroidism causes low progesterone, that may be an issue with implantation.

I would recommend getting your progesterone checked at the earliest point you find out you're pregnant, and getting supplementation if necessary.

I had to take progesterone supplements for both of my pregnancies, as my progesterone tested very low (9.x and 10.x respectively). My first pregnancy ended in m/c w/out me knowing what my progesterone level was.