DEALING WITH UNPREDICTABLE PERIODS: COULD A SLUGGISH THYROID BE MY PROBLEM?I missed three months of my period and when my doctor checked me he found that my thyroid was underactive. He put me on birth control pills. I began to menstruate but now I’m off the pills and I’m not bleeding anymore. I’m wondering if my sluggish thyroid could be my problem? I’m also overweight.—P.L.Hudson, WisconsinThe thyroid gland is involved in stimulating the brain hormones LH and FSH, which trigger the menstrual cycle. So if a woman’s thyroid is underactive, it will not be able to stimulate the brain hormones and ovulation will not take place.This letter is a good reminder that the thyroid is very important in controlling a woman’s menstrual cycle. A woman who has not had her period for a while might be given a thyroid test along with other hormonal evaluations. A low thyroid hormone production—hypothyroidism—can be corrected with thyroid medication and once the gland is functioning properly, menstruation will probably recur.The woman who wrote this letter is also overweight, and her underactive thyroid may be the reason for her condition. If she takes the thyroid medication she might not only start menstruating, but she might also find that she is able to slim down more easily.*45\333\2*
DEALING WITH UNPREDICTABLE PERIODS: COULD A SLUGGISH THYROID BE MY PROBLEM?
I missed three months of my period and when my doctor checked me he found that my thyroid was underactive. He put me on birth control pills. I began to menstruate but now I’m off the pills and I’m not bleeding anymore. I’m wondering if my sluggish thyroid could be my problem? I’m also overweight.
—P.L.
Hudson, Wisconsin
The thyroid gland is involved in stimulating the brain hormones LH and FSH, which trigger the menstrual cycle. So if a woman’s thyroid is underactive, it will not be able to stimulate the brain hormones and ovulation will not take place.
This letter is a good reminder that the thyroid is very important in controlling a woman’s menstrual cycle. A woman who has not had her period for a while might be given a thyroid test along with other hormonal evaluations. A low thyroid hormone production—hypothyroidism—can be corrected with thyroid medication and once the gland is functioning properly, menstruation will probably recur.
The woman who wrote this letter is also overweight, and her underactive thyroid may be the reason for her condition. If she takes the thyroid medication she might not only start menstruating, but she might also find that she is able to slim down more easily.
*45\333\2*
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