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Q: Could My Thyroid Be Causing Me to Have Irreg Periods?

asked by: rday on November 4th, 2003

New User

Hi I am new here. In fact this is my first post. I am 31 yrs old and a married mom to 2 very young children(2 and 3yrs).

About 6mo after having my second baby I decided I would start working on losing weight. I used a supplement containing ephedra. It worked. I got off and gained some weight back. I went to see my dr and he dx me with hypothroidism. For the the past 9mo my periods have been very irregular. I will spot (very lightly) 1-3 days before my actual period comes. Sometimes I am late.

My question is could my thyroid be causing all of these problems or could it be my weight(5'7";163lbs) I used to weigh 127lbs before children.

I have been trying to lose the weight but to no avail. Does or has anyone ever experienced this before? -roni

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Neva Whittaker

replied on December 31st, 2003

Experienced User

Yes

Dont feel like you are alone because I have the same thing and it is fustrating me because I dont know when I am ovulatin and I want to get pregnant but yes that will more than likely give you an irreg period

andrewsgranny

replied on January 11th, 2004

New User

Thyroid

Yes, your thyroid can cause irregular periods.
Did you get dx. With hypothyrid?

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