[herzbera81]

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I was curious if any of the ladies here have had problems with painful intercourse? It’s something I’ve been dealing with for the past few years, but had been previously been able to have sex with NO pain. I’ve even received an official diagnosis of vulvodynia / provoke vulvar vestibulitis. Anyways, I suspect that this all may somehow be related to Graves’ Disease or perhaps some sort of underlying auto-immune problem.

As a bit of my back story, I was diagnose with Graves’ when I was 14. Had RAI when I was 15. From that age until I was 26, I had been on ~200 ug of Synthroid. That’s when my yearly blood test showed I was hyper and my dosage of Synthroid was gradually lowered to 150 ug. But that’s when I started having problems. Painful sex. Extreme cold intolerance. Hair falling out. Constipation. Dry skin. Weight gain or not being able to lose weight despite calorie restriction. But despite all of this, I’m supposedly now in a “normal” range and my endocrinologist isn’t willing to change anything. I’m now on 90 ug of Armour Thyroid, in hopes that it helps, but so far I haven’t noticed much of a change.

[Kimberly]

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Hello and welcome!

I’m not familiar with this issue being associated with Graves’ or hyperthyroidism, but it will be interesting to see if others have had a similar experience.

In the meantime, here is some info from the Mayo Clinic; this issue would definitely be worth discussing with a gynecologist to see if he/she can help you identify a specific cause.

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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/painful-intercourse/DS01044

You said that you are “supposedly” in the normal range – do you receive hard copies of your lab results at each visit? Since you are still symptomatic, it’s definitely worth getting a look at the labs for yourself to see exactly where you fall compared to the “normal” range.

Take care!

[shaylee43]

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I definitely agree with Kimberly to make sure your labs are normal. I had this same issue and had biopsies and all sorts of labs done but never a diagnosis, after I got my thyroid levels in order things have improved. Sorry you are going through this.

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