Can your tyroid have anything to do with infertility?

Question

I heard from some lady that if you are trying to concieve and your having problems you should get your tyroid checked! What does that have to do with anything at all??

Answer 1

Thyroid disease can affect your fertility.Fairly common problems caused by thyroid dysfunction are anovulation (no ovulation, or release of an egg) and menstrual irregularities. With no egg to fertilize, conception is impossible.

Thyroid dysfunction can halt ovulation by upsetting the balance of the body’s natural reproductive hormones. One way to tell if you’re ovulating is to test the level of a pituitary hormone called LH (or luteinizing hormone) by using an ovulation predictor kit. LH stimulates the ovaries to release an egg. The kit will show you if you have that surge in LH that indicates ovulation. If there is too much or too little thyroid hormone, ovulation might not occur. Remember...even though you may be menstruating regularly, you may not be ovulating - and may never know that fact until after years of infertility.

In addition, some women experience a short luteal phase. The luteal phase is the timeframe between ovulation and onset of menstruation. The luteal phase needs to be of sufficient duration -- a normal luteal phase is approximately 13 to 15 days -- to nurture a fertilized egg. A shortened luteal phase can cause what appears to be infertility, but is in fact failure to sustain a fertilized egg, with loss of the very early pregnancy at around the same time as menstruation would typically begin.

The mechanisms by which thyroid problems interfere with fertility are often unknown, but there is no question that other aspects of thyroid function affect fertility. For example, hypothyroidism can cause an increase in prolactin, the hormone produced by the pituitary gland that induces and maintains the production of breast milk in a post-partum woman. Excess prolactin has a negative effect on fertility - sometimes preventing ovulation, or sometimes causing irregular or absent monthly cycles.

The increase in prolactin may be caused by an elevation of a hormone from the hypothalamus called TRH (or thyrotropin releasing hormone) that stimulates the pituitary gland to send out both prolactin and TSH.

Some women with hypothyroidism also have polycystic ovaries, or cysts on the ovaries, which hamper ovulation and can cause fertility problems as well.

I hope i helped some

Good luck!

Answer 2

Thyroid problems have also been linked to Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome which very much has to do with infertility problems. When you have PCOS your progestrone levels are too high and can cause lots of problems. That is one of the things they routinely test for when you start infertility treatments. Good Luck!!!!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

You thyroid produces and regulates growth hormones. You can have a terrible time trying to carry a child if you have thyroid problems that are untreated.

Answer 5

Your thyroid has everything to do with how the rest of your body works. If your thyroid isn't regulated, your baby can even have problems. Thyroid helps everything, from weightloss, to your period.
Get it checked out!

Answer 6

Yes, it can. It can also lead to other health problems if left untreated. So, trying to conceive or not... getting a thyroid test (simple blood test) is always a good idea.

Answer 7

if your WAY OVER WIEGHT b/c of your thyroid then yes, you could have problems concieving. even woman who aren't having thyroid problem and are just "over wieght" can have trouble cocieving. look on www.webmd.com and see what you can find. otherwise talk to you doc.

Answer 8

Yeah, your thyroid can have an effect on everything...have it checked.