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Does Hyperthyroidism Effect Pubertal Development?
My daughter has a very extensive, rare health history and I don t feel like her new doctors are treating her properly. Specifically to do with her hormones, at this point. She had a pituitary growth that was shrunk by chemotherapy. She never started a period on her own; the doctors put her on birth control to start her period at about age 17. She has been on them since then and she is now 29. Her new Endocrinologist has taken her off birth control and thinks that if he gets her thyroid levels(She also has Hypothyroidism) up high enough she will start on her own?
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
Hi,
Abnormal levels of thyroid hormone can affect menstruation so it is definitely possible that if this is corrected, she would have a period on her own. Thyroid disease can affect frequency or intensity or onset of menstruation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Michelle Gibson James, General & Family Physician
Abnormal levels of thyroid hormone can affect menstruation so it is definitely possible that if this is corrected, she would have a period on her own. Thyroid disease can affect frequency or intensity or onset of menstruation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Michelle Gibson James, General & Family Physician
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