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[Kathleen]

Hello again ladies.

I thought that I would point out that my standard blood tests include Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) which is high in Hashimoto's and T4 which is low, antibodies are also measured. Fortunately the results from my surgery  include the normal reference ranges so I can see if my numbers are trending up or down.

I find that keeping a note of my results has been very useful when talking to my doctor about my treatment.

I hope this is helpful  ladies.

Take care everyone.

K.

[Jaylow]

Yes I’ve read somewhere that the nhs don’t do a full test.
No I don’t have my results, in fact it wasn’t a gp who told me them, a receptionist at gp surgery told me they were fine 🤔.
This was 2 or 3 years ago now so I’m probably best getting the test done again, a full test.
Most of my peri symptoms were basically the same as hypothyroidism symptoms, although I started getting hot flushes soon after so I put all of it down to peri. Or maybe it’s both that started at the same time. Hmm
Anyway thanks it’s very helpful to try and understand it all.

[Uptick]

Hi Jaylow, peri-menopause is a period of extreme estradiol fluctuations which in turn will cause thyroxine fluctuations (more than normal ones) for the reason already mentioned before (estradiol reduces the amount of thyroxine by increasing the production of thyroxine binding globulin in the liver). That's why both conditions can occur simultaneously and have overlapping symptoms. Some women will recover from these fluctuations after menopause, while others can have thyroid issues related to autoimmune reaction.