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Have Hypothyroidism. Taking Birth Control Pills. Cause Of Disease?
i was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism tsh 5.1 - no Hashimoto's. I have been taking birth control - could this be the cause of it? I want to stop taking birth control pills - but am hearing horror stories about it. I wanted to see if this helped my hypothyroidism. I have been off and on birth control for years.
Fri, 7 Jun 2013
hello, the problems involved with the taking of birth contril pills like weight gain may be aggravated by hypothyroidism. i think its best you use another method of birth control for now. thanks
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