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[quote=Anonymous]Hi.  I stumbled across this thread trying to find some form of of virtual solidarity and or answers.  For the last decade I had been told that once my thyroid levels were controlled, there would be no difficulty getting pregnant, though my risk of miscarriage was slightly greater, but regular testing of my thyroid during pregnancy should be "sufficient."

After my thyroid had been stable for a year, I stopped taking the pill, knowing that the risk of intellectual disabilities in the child were less at that point.  When I stopped, I found that my cycle wasn't occurring as expected so I asked for hormone level testing.  My Gyn explained that while I was on the pill, my eggs were still dying off, and that Hashimoto's did have a high co-morbidity with Premature Ovarian Failure.  I had my levels tested, was diagnosed with "diminished ovarian reserve," and learned that I was already post-menopausal and being on the pill had created a medically-induced "cycle" of bleeding, but without ovulation.  I was sent to a fertility specialist who took one look at my FSH levels and informed me my only chance was donor egg, but that I was at a higher risk of being a genetic carrier of things like Fragile X, Turners, etc. so I needed to undergo genetic testing first.  I just turned 34.

I don't mean to alarm anyone, but if my devastation can help others to see answers and get help before it's too late than maybe the purpose of my loss is to prevent potential loss in others.

While I know the internet is full of half-truths and misnomers, subsequent Google searches are revealing that there is evidence of a link between Hashimoto's and infertility, not just miscarriage.  People laugh at me when I tell them my gyn explained that while my body was attacking and destroying the thyroid tissue, other tissues were likely also being destroyed.  Her explanation may be "new age." but it seems to also have a lot of truth in it.

Anyway, if you get your levels tested early enough, Diminished Ovarian Reserve can be counteracted through medication and can lead to good chances of fertility.  But once "diminished" becomes "depleted" it's too late.

I hope my struggles result in new-found potential for someone.   Don't let anyone tell you that your infertility is "unexplained."  The number of people with true Hashimoto's with the antibody as opposed to just hypothyroidism explained by Hashi, is astounding.  We can't all just be in this situation by chance.  
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