A 30-year-old female asked:
i had a miscarriage in june and found out i'm hypo thyroid. ever since starting synthroid my periods have been very heavy and painful, lasting 2-3 weeks. is my body just adjusting or should i go off the synthroid? i had bloodwork done last week and my tsh
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Synthroid (thyroxine) and period: Two things needed:
1: Please see a Gynecologist about your bleeding.
2: Have you doctor check your thyroid levels - TSH, free T4, and free T3 (liothyronine).
Answered on Sep 26, 2015
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