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What Causes Pregnancy Symptoms When Having Hypothyroidism?

I am very nervous. I feel like I am pregnant. I felt this way with my daughter 8 years ago. I was then and now have hypothyroidism. The test kept coming back negative then ,and are coming up negative now. My cycle is late by a week. The home pregnancy tests are negative.
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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DEAR MA'M, HI! HYPOTHYROIDISM WILL CAUSE DELAYED PERIODS, LOSS OF APPETITE, WEIGHT GAIN, DROWSY STATE, DEPRESSION, CONSTIPATION. SO CLUSTER OF WEIGHT GAIN, LOSS OF APPETITE AND DELAYED PERIODS MIGHT APPEAR TO YOU AS EARLY PREGNANCY. YOU MUST CHECK YOUR THYROID STATUS AND LET ME KNOW. WE WILL ADJUST THE DOSE FOR YOU. REGARDS!
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What Causes Pregnancy Symptoms When Having Hypothyroidism?

DEAR MA M, HI! HYPOTHYROIDISM WILL CAUSE DELAYED PERIODS, LOSS OF APPETITE, WEIGHT GAIN, DROWSY STATE, DEPRESSION, CONSTIPATION. SO CLUSTER OF WEIGHT GAIN, LOSS OF APPETITE AND DELAYED PERIODS MIGHT APPEAR TO YOU AS EARLY PREGNANCY. YOU MUST CHECK YOUR THYROID STATUS AND LET ME KNOW. WE WILL ADJUST THE DOSE FOR YOU. REGARDS!