Is poor thyroid function impacting your fertility??

Many women don't realize that good thyroid function is necessary for fertility, the ability to conceive and to maintain a pregnancy. An under (or over) functioning thyroid can prevent you from achieving that much desired pregnancy as explained by Dr Rama Sofat Hospital.

While there are many and varied reasons for infertility, suboptimal thyroid function may be that "missing link" especially for those with no specific reproductive problems.

A full thyroid evaluation is essential, and should be done as soon as possible for any woman who wants to get pregnant, especially if she:

Has been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for more than 6 months
Has had two or more miscarriages
Has an irregular menstrual cycle
Has any family history of thyroid problems

Healthy Thyroid function can be affected by:

Exposure to environmental toxins – electromagnetic radiation, chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals e.g. mercury & fluoride
Genetic susceptibility
High levels of stress
Nutrient deficiencies
Autoimmune disorders
Infections
Other hormone imbalances e.g. oestrogen dominance, high prolactin levels

How Does Hypothyroidism (Low) affect fertility?

Anovulatory cycles – Not releasing an egg / ovulating. This makes pregnancy impossible.
Luteal Phase Problems – With a short second half of the menstrual cycle a fertilized egg can't implant securely and ends up leaving the body at the same time that menstruation would occur (very early miscarriage) & is often mistaken as a regular period.
High Prolactin Levels – due to elevated levels of Thyroid Releasing Hormone (TRH) and low levels of Thyroxine (T4) resulting in irregular ovulation or no ovulation.
Other Hormonal Imbalances – reduced sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), oestrogen dominance, progesterone deficiency, all of which interfere with proper reproductive hormone balance.