hi everyone,
i am male, 22 years of age and i was born without a thyroid. the docs discovered that i didnt have a thyroid when i was 2 weeks old. I saw a physician every 6 months throughout my childhood to keep a close track of my growth. I have been taking 200mg of thyroxine every day since i was born. People always ask me if its annoying, but I dont think it is. i am used to taking it every day now and its just one of them things that i just do.
Apparently there are 1 in 15000 babies born without a thyroid gland.
I am 6 foot 2, 80kg's, and healthy. The only thing I am concerned about is acne, i have had moderate acne since i was 16 and not sure if the medication has anything to do with it or not. If anyone knows anything about it, id love to hear some feed back. And i would also like to know if it would have any effect on me being able to have kids....
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i was born without a THYROID GLAND, WAS ANY ONE ELSE BORN without one?.