In study at the Mayo Clinic covering fifty consecutive young women with hypothyroidism, twenty-eight has menstrual disturbances. Abnormally profuse menses was a common disturbance; frequent bleeding between periods was another; in some cases, both problems were present. Thyroid therapy relived… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
On thyroid therapy, more than 90 percent of those with painful menstruation were relieved, most of them completely. The results were fully as good in converting irregular periods to normal, regular ones. And in six of seven women with excessive… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
From what has been said, it would appear that the possibility of thyroid deficiency should be considered, and if found, should be treated in… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
Certainly miscarriage is not invariably related to low thyroid function. There are many other possible causes. Yet soon after thyroid therapy first became available,… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
In study at the Mayo Clinic covering fifty consecutive young women with hypothyroidism, twenty-eight has menstrual disturbances. Abnormally profuse menses was a common disturbance;… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
The medical literature is full of reports going back many years that provide evidence that thyroid medication, used when indicated, is one of the… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
On thyroid therapy, more than 90 percent of those with painful menstruation were relieved, most of them completely. The results were fully as good… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
Many of the women who benefited from thyroid therapy provided added evidence that it was the thyroid which was responsible. There were the women… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
But the problem remains two fold: the need for recognition that low thyroid function very often can provoke menstrual problems, and the need for… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
Forty years ago, after many years of successful use of thyroid therapy, leading gynecologists in this country and elsewhere were reporting thyroid had cured… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
Thyroid secretions in adequate amounts appear to be essential for development of the egg and for proper ovarian secretions. If thyroid function is low,… — Broda Otto Barnes Copy Share Image
