many of them similar to PCOS (1). When your thyroid hormone levels are too low, your body’s cells cannot get enough thyroid hormone, slowing down your body’s systems. For example, the body makes less heat causing you to feel cold. Hypothyroidism doesn’t just cause symptoms; it ...
See comments at the bottom of this post from numerous other women with PCOS who notice a difference in carb cravings from taking Ovasitol as well. Have you experienced this too? Lowered My Risk for Diabetes When I first started taking Ovasitol, I had my blood levels checked. My labs were ...
Her Dr told her family to have bowel scopes every 5 years to check for polyps. Three of us have done that. Three of us had polyps removed. Now we are over 75 and Doctors try to discourage us to be checked because of our age. Should we insist on having scopes? My sister was 58 ...
One example is hypothyroidism (low levels of thyroid hormone), which slows down your metabolism. Another is Cushing's syndrome, which is when you have too many circulating stress hormones, per the NHLBI. People withpolycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) are also more likely to have overweight or obesit...
While women need some testosterone, high testosterone in women is a concern for a variety of reasons, such as its connection to PCOS, adrenal issues, and other health conditions, as well as its potential to cause symptoms like irregular menstrual cycles, acne, and fertility challenges. For wome...
These ranges for T4 are considered generally normal: T4:5.0–11.0 µg/dL Free T4:0.9–1.7 ng/dL Note that some doctors and labs disagree on exactly what ranges should be considered “normal” or “healthy” when it comes tothyroid tests. So your results may vary slightly depending on th...
and labs are created equally. The worst thing you can do is go into this process blindly. You have to be proactive and engaged and understand your care and treatment plans. That means asking lots of detailed questions (no matter how annoying!) and understanding what happens if plan A doesn...
to stay on your dose of synthroid when you go back for labs since your loss has slowed down. I have talked to a lot of people on thyroid forums and they seem to say that any change in dose can send the hair loss back into overdrive but eventually it levels out. But I guess for ...
Courtney–thank you for sharing your experience, though I regret you were not properly counseled at every step of the way. When NIPS debuted, most labs used 4% fetal fraction as the cut-off. Some, in an effort to distinguish themselves from other labs touted their test reporting results at...