Guest guest Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 OH! what challenges you've had in your young life.you CAN test "normal" for iodine and still have insufficient uptake - read the new member's doc about iodine testing.i too have multinodular goiter, ibs, endometriosis, brain fog, etc. i have learned that estrogen dominance (endometriosis) blocks t3 and t4 sensors, so your thyroid, while technically not hypo, will respond as if it were, hence the "normal" test results. 40% of women with endometriosis also have hormone induced digestion issues, as well, such as ibs or gastroparesis. i too am overweight and it's a combination of the estrogen dominance/progesterone insufficiency/poor thyroid hormone utilization, etc. the result is that i'm absorbing the calories and the macronutrients, but not the micronutrients, resulting in a vicious cycle of estrogen increase/progesterone decrease/adrenal fatigue and thyroid hypo symptoms.also, the symptom of hypo and estrogen dominance overlap tremendously - what may be look like endo could be hype and vice versa.i'm currently experimenting with topical bioidentical progesterone and iodoral/iodine protocol. i figure if i can oppose the estrogen with the progesterone and support my thyroid with the iodine protocol and eat the cleanest diet i can eat, maybe i will finally find balance.... if you are interested in knowing more, e-mail me or reply. blessings! anja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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