Thyroid diseases can cause problems with menstruation and pregnancy
Did You Know? thyroid diseases can cause problems with menstruation and pregnancy?
The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormone, which controls many activities in your body, including how fast you burn calories and how fast your heart beats.
Diseases of the thyroid cause it to make either too much or too little of the hormone. Depending on how much or how little hormone your thyroid makes, you may often feel restless or tired, or you may lose or gain weight. Women are more likely than men to have thyroid diseases, especially right after pregnancy and after menopause.
Your thyroid helps control your menstrual cycle. Too much or too little thyroid hormone can make your periods very light, heavy, or irregular. Thyroid disease also can cause your periods to stop for several months or longer, a condition called amenorrhea. If your body's immune system causes thyroid disease, other glands, including your ovaries, may be involved. This can lead to early menopause (before age 40).
When thyroid disease affects the menstrual cycle, it also affects ovulation. This can make it harder for you to get pregnant.
Thyroid problems during pregnancy can cause health problems for the mother and the baby.
Diseases of the thyroid cause it to make either too much or too little of the hormone. Depending on how much or how little hormone your thyroid makes, you may often feel restless or tired, or you may lose or gain weight. Women are more likely than men to have thyroid diseases, especially right after pregnancy and after menopause.
