Re: Pre-eclampsia/Hypothyrodism link?

December 11, 2008

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=189800

put 'pre-eclampsia' in the 'search' for this site (OMIM)

Bob

>> > Hi,> I have an infomative book 'The Complete Thyroid Book' by Ain & > M Sara Rosenthal. This is very helpful and informative as a general > guide but no substitute for real life human experiences as I am > learning on the forum. I had severe pre-eclampsia during both my > pregnancies back in 1982 and 1984 requiring hospitalisation. I > understand from this book that I could possibly have been sub > hypothyroid at this time of my life, although this was never mentioned > or suggested to me. (I was not diagnosed with the disease until > February this year!) I wonder if I have actually had a 'silent version' > of thyroid disease all these years? Does anyone have any thoughts on > this?>

December 12, 2008

Hi Gillian,

Save as:-

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/reprint/92/1/39.pdf

Editorial: Diagnosing Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnant

Women: Is Case Finding Enough?

A recent editorial on the subect ~

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 92(1):39–41

best wishes

Bob

>

> Hi,

> I have an infomative book 'The Complete Thyroid Book'

> by Ain & M Sara Rosenthal. This is very helpful and

> informative as a general guide but no substitute for real life

> human experiences as I am

December 12, 2008

I read the messages about this and thought Wow!

In 2004 I was pregnant for the first time, when I got severe pre-

eclampsia at 6 months. I was hospitalised for 2 weeks, and my little

baby boy was born at 26 weeks. He survived for 11 days, but in the end

was too small to survive. That was in the March. In the October I

became pregnant again...

During my second pregnancy I noticed my breathing had

become " disturbed " but put this down to the pregnancy itself.I

discussed this with my doctor after my daughter was born in 2005 and

told him that I felt as though I had something blocking my

throat /back of nose area, but even without examining me he told me

that it was due to my smoking and there was nothing wrong with me.

2 years later the large goiter was discovered during a neck massage,

and within 6 months I had my thyroid removed completely,( almost

exactly 1 year ago).

I have often wondered if there was a connection between the

pregnancies/pre-eclampsia/thyroid....

(going back to lurking now :0)

x

>

> Hi,

> I have an infomative book 'The Complete Thyroid Book' by Ain

&

> M Sara Rosenthal. This is very helpful and informative as a general

> guide but no substitute for real life human experiences as I am

> learning on the forum.

December 12, 2008

Hi , It is very worrying having pre-eclampsia in pregnancy

and I am sorry about your little boy. I was hospitalised at 34 weeks and

induced two weeks later because my son was getting distressed and they said he

had stopped growing at 32 weeks. He was induced and I nearly lost him. He was

born with an essential tremor which is quite debilitating but other than that

he is OK although it has affected him in all areas of his life, particularly at

work and in social situations. I have always blamed the doctors for this

because the care I received was totally inadequate. I was a lot younger then

and very naïve so I did not make any fuss. I am determined that no Doctor is

going to fob me off anymore now that I know my thyroid is out of sorts.