Ovarian Cysts and Hypothyroidism

[Sandymac]

I've been wondering about this since I read that there was a "connection" and I thought I'd ask you ladies.. our own little poll , although unscientific.for sure.... How many of us with Dx Ovarian Cysts also have been  dx Hypothyroidism? This may have been asked before, if so.. sorry for the repeat, but I missed it..

I have both. I was dx. with Hypo. 10-15 years ago.. Had Ovarian Cyst dx. last year..


Sandy

[Rbhare]

I would def get a new PCP. There are no exercises or diets that help control your thyroid. I am experiencing the exact same problems. I have had three ovarian cysts in the last year. I have been on BCP for the past year. I found out this week I have the beginning of hypothyroidism. About 6mths ago, my TSH was 3.5 and now its 6.5. There has to be a relationship between the two. I have an apt with my PCP this week. Keep you posted.  

[zombiefishstix]

I found this thread by googling...and I'm glad that I did! I'm currently going back & forth to the doctor's office trying to figure out what the crap is wrong with me! I suddenly started having irregular periods last fall. Out of no where I skipped four months, and then it returned to normal until I missed again last month.  Important to note that while I'm having these irregular or missed periods I feel horrible: nausia, diarrhea, intense hot flashes, perhaps fever (not sure, haven't felt like checking during this horrid time)...triggered migraines, severe mood swings, and extreme fatigue.

About a year ago, before I missed my period for four months, I started growing coarse chin hair that started with a single hair that I could pluck to a field that I have to shave every night or I have a 5 O'clock shadow!  Also, pubic area hair began "traveling" down the thighs and up the lower stomach area...leg hair has gotten thicker, etc.  I feel like I've been transformed into a pubescent boy!

Oh, and also...my left ovary has sharp radiating pains occasionally that can double me over.  Oh...and another thing...chest pain...and "electrical" pains in my left breast that takes my breath, and gets much more intense if I move during them.

At my first visit, they took blood & urine...both came back fine.  They seem to suspect hypothyroidism, so the next visit they took more blood to send off to check T3 & T4 levels.  I go back to get those results next week.  

I'm a mess, and about 90% of the time feel like a sixty year old woman...and I'm only 31.  I have had one child, ten years ago, that was delivered by C-section...if that is relevant.

I apologize for the poor grammar, it is late..and I'm tired...oh...I'm always tired. lol

[Delena2]

Wow!  This is very interesting.   In 2004 I went to the hospital for severe lower abdominal pain.  It wasn't appendix because that had already been removed back in 1987.  The hospital said it was most likely an ovarian cyst and it would go away on it's own.  The pain did go away and I didn't think any more about it.  In 2005 after a cold and using Zicam nose spray, I developed pain in my neck, I thought it was an infection. Went to the doctor and was put on antibiotics which didn't work.  The pain became excruciating and my heart pounded very hard, I had tremors, had headaches and feel like I was going to pass out. My right thyroid enlarged 2 1/2 times normal size.  Went to emergency and several doctors.  They never figured it out, but told me I had a nontoxic multinodular goiter.  I did the research online and realized I was having severe thyroiditis!  I nearly killed me but doctors never put the pieces together.  Then they labeled me and wouldn't listen.   I had my right thyroid removed in 2006 and it helped but I'm stilling getting painful flare ups in the neck.   I'm still fighting doctors for answers but I'm thinking I need to ask for an ultrasound of the ovaries now as I'm having lower right achiness.

[krystal8388]

I have had the Mirena for almost 5 years. I believe this to be the cause of my symptoms. I have been doing research lately. The IUD produces synthetic hormones and after a while your own natural hormones are either low or you have none at all.  Since you dont have any/low natural hormones your thyroid becomes over stimulated and seems to not work correctly. I believe since the IUD prevents regular ovulation, which also means it prevents a regular distribution of the natural hormones, that this has also caused my Ovarian cysts. The research says hypothyroidism develops slowly over a number of years which would make sense, since I didnt have any symptoms before the IUD. I was recently Dx with both, the cysts just a month ago and hypothyroidism yesterday.

This is just my story, I do believe them to be related, but I think mine came from my Mirena IUD.
I am getting into the doctor ASAP to have it removed, and having more tests done as for the thyroid issue. The doctor says the cysts should go away in a few months.

[Bereagirl]

Well...out of the frying pan into the fire...no cysts during by gyn exam, nothing new on the mamogram...but, my first colonoscopy showed a twisted colon from adhesions from my hysterectomy...so much so that they couldn't finish the procedure. I guess that explains the alternating diarrhea and constipation. I wonder now what?

[forest37771]

I was dx with hypothyroidism and ovarian cysts at the same time. I don't know which came first, but I have both also.