Re: Contraceptives and thyroid

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Hi,

Sorry, don't know the answer but would beware of anything that gives you high

estrogen levels as it can affect the blood levels of free thyroid hormones..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroxine-binding_globulin

However, if you are hypothyroid for long enough the libido completely

dissapears, so that sorts out the need for contraception.

> Im just thinking that adding extra hormones etc to my body may have an effect

somehow. Can anyone help? I did try googling it but got a lot of studies that I

didnt understand. Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

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However, if you are hypothyroid for long enough the libido completely

dissapears, so that sorts out the need for contraception.

LOL thats so true !

Hi

I've been hypothyroid for a long time without diagnosis and have oestrogen

dominance and many of the lovely side effects that go with it, also including

loss of libido ... double whammy ;0)

I had a mirena IUD fitted a few years ago and found it has helped with many of

the symtoms. I think more problems are caused by the contraceptive pill(and

HRT), as said, because of the oestrogen content.

I wonder what other peoples experiences are, it depends on your hormone levels

and age amongst other things.

Sam

[Guest guest]

just my personal opinion and experience but i wouldn't touch any

non-bio-identical steroid hormone with the long barge pole i keep in the rooom!

the contraceptive pill is not bio identical so doesn't quite match the shape of

the body's receptor sites and b****** everything up.

if you monitor your temperatures to track both thyroid and adrenal functioning

(simplistically if they are low and stable that means your adrenals are probably

ok but the thyroid needs more, if they bounce around then the adrenals need

support) then i think you can also get an idea of when you ovulate and that

would be a time to avoid unprotected sex.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar-based_contraceptive_methods

> Im just thinking that adding extra hormones etc to my body may have an effect

somehow.

if you are not feeling great then you may need more thyroid replacement than the

75mcg, or the ratio of estrogen to progesterone may be off, or you may have low

adrenals, or you may also be low in the range of b12, d3, magnesium, folate,.

zinc, copper or have low ferritin or candida.

best wishes

trish

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> Hi

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> I currently have a coil fitted (the non medicated one) but have never really

been happy with it and I want to have it removed. I just wondered if there is

any form of contraception that is better for your thyroid or any that should be

avoided? I'm hypothyroid and Im currently on 75mcg Levo. Im just thinking that

adding extra hormones etc to my body may have an effect somehow. Can anyone

help? I did try googling it but got a lot of studies that I didnt understand.

Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

If you are oestrogen dominant Sam, then you need to purchase

some Serenity Natural Progesterone Cream to rub into the soft parts of your

body to bring your hormone levels into balance.

Luv - Sheila

Hi

I've been hypothyroid for a long time without diagnosis and have oestrogen

dominance and many of the lovely side effects that go with it, also including

loss of libido ... double whammy ;0)

I had a mirena IUD fitted a few years ago and found it has helped with many of

the symtoms. I think more problems are caused by the contraceptive pill(and

HRT), as said, because of the oestrogen content.

I wonder what other peoples experiences are, it depends on your hormone levels

and age amongst other things.

Sam

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[Guest guest]

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> If you are oestrogen dominant Sam, then you need to purchase some Serenity

Natural Progesterone Cream

Hi Sheila

I've been using it for the last few months thanks, its great stuff :0)

I'm still struggling with concentration and memory so I forget to post

relevant information sometimes ... and burn the dinner regularly!

Sam

[Guest guest]

It could be that you are needing an increase in thyroid hormone

replacement. How long since you last did this and do you have the results of

any recent thyroid hormone testing?

Could you be suffering with low adrenal reserve, systemic

candidiasis, mercury poisoning caused through amalgam fillings. Could any of

the following be low in the ref. range: ferritin, vitamin B12, vitamin D3,

magnesium, folate, copper or zinc. If any of these are low in the range, your

thyroid hormone may not be getting utilised properly by the cells.

Luv - Sheila

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> If you are oestrogen dominant Sam, then you need to purchase some Serenity

Natural Progesterone Cream

Hi Sheila

I've been using it for the last few months thanks, its great stuff :0)

I'm still struggling with concentration and memory so I forget to post relevant

information sometimes ... and burn the dinner regularly!

Sam

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Thanks Trish, unfortunately at the moment my GP refuses to increase my thyroxine

because my TSH was 3.66!!!!! I have just had another blood test so will have to

see if it has risen again. I am low in Ferritin (15) but again GP wouldn't

prescribe iron tablets because it was just in range but I have just started

myself on iron tablets although the over the counter ones don't seem to be very

strong.

There doesnt seem to be much choice in the way of non oestrogen contraceptives

apart from the mini pill.

ne

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> if you are not feeling great then you may need more thyroid replacement than

the 75mcg, or the ratio of estrogen to progesterone may be off, or you may have

low adrenals, or you may also be low in the range of b12, d3, magnesium,

folate,. zinc, copper or have low ferritin or candida.

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> best wishes

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> trish

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> --- In thyroid treatment , " sjsj2007 " <j.

[Guest guest]

i don't know what the mini-pill is exactly but it will almost certainly be

synthetic and not bio-identical) ...i feel it is the non-bioidenical aspect that

is so particularly damaging ..pharmaceutical companies can't patent (= make

money) from natural things so they change the structure just very slightly and

it is completely alien to the body and causes no end of subtle damages. my own

view is that the title of this thread " contraceptives and thyroid " should have

the words " are antagonistic " added on the end!

apparently iodine suplementation can raise the tsh level quite dramatically

....if i get the chance to unearth the iodine book i have, i will post the

explanation verbatim. tsh can remain raised for 6 months i think i remember it

said. personally i wouldn't take kelp (for iodine) because i believe in the

evidence suggesting high contamination but i would be interested in lugols

iodine or iodoral.

low ferritin will definitely not be helping you, so best of luck with your

supplementation regime ...lots of vit c is recommended when you take the iron

because it helps the body absorb it so less chance of the constipating

possibility. apparently iron supplementing can take some time and sometimes the

ferritin level actuals drops to begin with which is something to due with the

" pay back " system the body uses.

best wishes

trish

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> Thanks Trish, unfortunately at the moment my GP refuses to increase my

thyroxine because my TSH was 3.66!!!!! I have just had another blood test so

will have to see if it has risen again. I am low in Ferritin (15) but again GP

wouldn't prescribe iron tablets because it was just in range but I have just

started myself on iron tablets although the over the counter ones don't seem to

be very strong.

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> There doesnt seem to be much choice in the way of non oestrogen contraceptives

apart from the mini pill.

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> ne

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> > if you are not feeling great then you may need more thyroid replacement than

the 75mcg, or the ratio of estrogen to progesterone may be off, or you may have

low adrenals, or you may also be low in the range of b12, d3, magnesium,

folate,. zinc, copper or have low ferritin or candida.

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> > best wishes

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> > trish

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> > --- In thyroid treatment , " sjsj2007 " <j.

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[Guest guest]

The Mini Pill is a Progestin (non bioidentical synthetic 'Progesterone').

http://www.contracept.org/mini-pill.php

Lethal Lee

" Trish " wrote: i don't know what the mini-pill is exactly but it will almost

certainly be synthetic and not bio-identical) ...i feel it is the

non-bioidenical aspect that is so particularly damaging ..pharmaceutical

companies can't patent (= make money) from natural things so they change the

structure just very slightly and it is completely alien to the body and causes

no end of subtle damages. my own view is that the title of this thread

" contraceptives and thyroid " should have the words " are antagonistic " added on

the end!