Today, I read the 85th Anniversary edition (April
2013) of ‘Chatelaine’ and came across something really interesting.
In recent years the incidence of infertility has increased
and many married couples face the challenge of several painful and costly
treatments in their bid to conceive and bear a baby.
I’ve spoken with some women in this position and discovered
that women in this situation often become totally consumed by the quest to have
a baby. They may be highly successful in their careers and their relationships,
but all these pale into insignificance without the fulfilment of their desire
to have a baby.
In spite of highly technical and sometimes invasive treatment
options like Intrauterine insemination (IUI), Assisted human reproduction
(AHR), Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), intracytoplasmic sperm injection
(ICSI) and the most popular, in vitro fertilization (IVF), what if something as
simple as iodine drops can increase your chances of conception and
delivery?
Abnormal thyroid levels can cause infertility in both women
and men and the most common treatment for both hypothyroidism and
hyperthyroidism is iodine supplement administration.
After reading how Monika Schnarre conceived after 4 arduous
years, by taking care of her thyroids, I wanted every woman who ever yearned for
her own baby but was faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, to hear how she
got her victory.
I also wanted to know the link between the thyroid and
infertility. 2 renowned endocrinologists and experts in thyroid issues shared
these insights.
Dr Kent Holtorf – “Standard blood tests miss up to 80 percent of cases
in which low tissue thyroid levels are causing or contributing to infertility.”
Dr.
Sipe – “..., there are many women walking around who are undiagnosed. Thyroid
hormone levels fluctuate in our daily lives and can be affected by diet,
exercise, supplements, weight changes, medical conditions and seasonal changes.
Therefore, a woman can be normal once, but 6-12 months later have an abnormal
level. Pregnancy also causes a shift in the normal range of thyroid hormones,
further making diagnosis of a thyroid disorder more difficult. It is for this reason
that diagnosis pre-pregnancy is ideal and screening should be recommended to
any woman considering pregnancy.”
If
you are a woman with the unfulfilled desire of having your own baby, please
read Monika’s story on http://www.chatelaine.com/health/wellness/how-i-got-pregnant-against-the-odds/
.
To understand how thyroid affects infertility and also how
to fight infertility please check out the links, http://voices.yahoo.com/the-link-between-hypothyroidism-infertility-5296477.html?cat=5,
http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa050199.htm
and http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/807574/infertility-is-your-thyroid-to-blame
