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What Causes Irregular Periods And Hair Loss In A Person With Hypothyroidism?

Posted on Tue, 28 Jul 2015

Question: i am female 38 years old,suffering from hypothyroid.taking Thyroxine 75mg dose,daily. severely suffering hair loss, fatigues,body pain
recently having irregular periods.my gynea says its PCOD & has prescribed Metatime 500.
no relief from fatigue XXXXXXX overweight and hair loss etc please suggest what to do & what should be dietary regime and exercises I can do

Answered by Dr. Srilatha Myaka (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Weight reduction is important in pcod

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,I understand your concern.In my opinion your symptoms might be due to PCOD or hypothyroidism.
So I need to know further information to analyse your case in a better way.
So I need to know the following:-
1)Your height and weight?
2)Latest thyroid report?
3)Any exercise done daily and if so for how much time ?
I totally agree with your doctor in starting metformin.It helps in weight reduction and insulin resistance which is a big problem in PCOD .
Kindly let me know the information.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Srilatha Myaka (44 hours later)

1.height 5feet 3 inches
2.weight:79kis
3.thyroid problem since October2013
4.Pcod diagnosed last month
5.daily walk 45 min
No other exercise done
6.T3:124
T4:6.19
TSH:1.02

Answered by Dr. Srilatha Myaka (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Your thyroid report is Notmal

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
good day
thanks for giving necessary information
this info will help me in analyzing your case in a better way.
i am very happy to say that your thyroid report is normal and kindly continue same dose of thyroxin.
next coming to controlling of pcod it's very important to maintain proper weight to height ratio.
I suggest you to consider reducing minimum 10% from your present body weight
daily go for 60 minutes of exercise
it can be walking or jogging
cut down carbohydrates to less than 50%
prefer taking complex carbohydrates than refined carbohydrates.
taking food in time is also very important.
once your weight is reducing your menstural cycle will regularise and for this Metformin also will help you a lot.
I suggest you to consider meeting a nutritional expert for proper diet plan.
Hope I am able to satisfy your query

regards

Dr srilatha
gynecologist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar