Re: Is it possible to not have problems when pregnant with

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I find myself probing for information regarding treatment options and

other fibroid related information (especially related to fertility).

It is so great to be able to read about others experiences. I feel

that is the information that is most valuable and you really can't

get that kind of information/support from your doctor no matter

> how many questions you ask!

Hi Beth,

I totally agree. I know that doctors and the medical community are

afraid of the information sharing that patients do online but I think

it actually is to the benefit of the patient. Being able to meet

other women in similar situations, and some not so similar, helps me

keep things in perspective and not feel so alone. I like being able

to ask tough questions of the doctors, I want the best medicine

possible for myself.

I did meet a couple women who had fibroids during pregancy recently.

One had no symptoms, the other one said that taking birth control

pills afterwards (which she had never been on before) " melted " the

fibroids away.

Here's a question my mother threw out to me last night. She was

diagnosed as hypothyroid when she was trying to conceive back in the

late 60s. They put her on thyroid medication, she said it was bovine

source, and it was at really high doses. What might the affects of

very high doses of thyroid hormone/s be on a developing fetus? I have

only had the TSH test done with normal range results. Anyone care to

speculate on whether this might have influenced some hormonal

wackiness in me?