Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 Hi all. I've been pretty quiet over the past year or so (I used to be very active on these lists.). My vulvodynia issue still remains (persistent discharge with pain on contact) although it is at a minimal place right now (which is what usually happens during the winter). I've got a question: has anyone ever heard of vulvodynia being related to thyroid problems, specifically hypothyroidism a.k.a. Hashimoto's Disease? My doctor (not my gyn -- an endo that I went to today -- and I'll spare y'all the details of this newest adventure that I'm on!) is pretty sure that I have hypothyroidism, and from searching the internet, it seems that I have many many of the symptoms, and have had them for quite some time now but didn't know they were really symptoms of anything (fatigue, intolerance to cold, dry skin, brain fog being some of them). My blood tests that come back next week will tell us for sure, but I'm just wondering if anyone has ever heard of a link between the two. My endo hadn't, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. Thanks. -- V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2001 Report Share Posted February 23, 2001 I wanted to thank everyone for their responses to my questions last week. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get around to doing this, but work has been out of control.......so much so that I haven't yet had time to really read and digest what everyone has said, but hopefully I can do that by the time I get my test results back. Just to let y'all know, since I think some suggested getting my hormones and thyroid functioning tested as well, my doctor ordered like 20 blood tests, including hormones and thyroid functioning (and a regular blood work up to make sure we're not missing anything else). The results are back, but the doctor (who is semi-retired) hasn't looked at them yet, so it looks like I'll have to wait until next week to find out what the results of all the tests are and where we go from here. Thanks for all of your support! I'll definitely let everyone know if there ends up being a link between my vulvar pain and my thyroid/pituitary problems. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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