How Does Thyroid Affect Infertility?

1. How Does Thyroid Affect Infertility? sunflowerwomenshospital.wordpress.com/2020/02/15/how-does-thyroid-affect-infertility/ Sunflower Women's Hospital February 15, 2020 The thyroid gland produces a hormone that helps in fetal development. The child is unable to produce his thyroid hormone and depends on his mother. In addition, hormones are responsible for metabolism in the mother’s body. The production of these hormones in high amounts is called hyperthyroidism and insufficient production is called hypothyroidism. Both conditions can affect your pregnancy. Leads to miscarriage Women with low thyroid hormone levels face miscarriage or premature labor. Hypothyroidism makes it difficult for your progesterone levels and menstrual cycle. It does not allow the egg to attach to the uterus and thus, even if engaged in it, the mother is unable to provide adequate thyroid hormone to the fetus, resulting in a decline in pregnancy. Causes Anovulation Anovulation can be an irregular menstrual cycle or no period, irregular hormone levels cause anovulation. Hyperthyroidism 1/2

2. Hyperthyroidism or Graves’ disease will cause irregular periods in men and women, hyperthyroidism causes low sperm count. Prolactin level affects infertility High prolactin levels in the blood in women can prevent ovulation from forming the hormone estrogen. Low estrogen can cause irregular periods or prevent periods altogether, low prolactin levels in men can cause erectile dysfunction. Some problems may look simple but for some time it can lead to a major problem called infertility. Sunflower Hospital at the Best IVF center in Ahmedabad offers all types of infertility treatment under the supervision of IVF Specialists, Dr. R. G. Patel, who has 22+ experience in treating infertility treatment in Ahmedabad. 2/2