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  1. Alexandra
    Um...I've given up bread altogether although I sometimes substitute spaghetti squash (a squash, not a pasta! for pastas). Potatoes? Rice? Personally I find it easier (and cheaper) just to eat stuff I enjoy that is naturally gluten-free rather than looking for gluten-free substitites...
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    Alexandra replied to AndiceRMT's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Carissa, If you need medical help conceiving a healthy pregnancy -- and I don't know whether you do or not -- the type of doctor you want to see is a Reproductive Endocrinologist. An OB/GYN may be some help but many are not, and a celiac specialist isn't going to know about reproductive medicine (though is important, obviously, in terms of helping you...
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    Alexandra replied to AndiceRMT's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Hi, and congratulations! I think the other posters have already given good advice. I would go ahead and get to a doctor. Increasingly, it is suggested than a basic thyroid screen be included as part of an early pregnancy checkup and I'd try to be sure this is included in what you get (i.e. ask your doctor). Thyroid problems are more common in celiacs...
  4. Alexandra
    I'm so sorry about your losses. I think your doctor can probably give you the best advice about how long to wait, but given that you may be pregnant now, you should probably see if you can talk to a nutritionist about what the safest way to eat for this (possible) pregnancy is, given that your intestines are presumably still damaged. It may be possible...
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    Stephanie, Oops -- I forgot to add above in my original response to your post what I meant to about the anti-thyroid antibodies. They are another thing that might be worth getting tested for (if you haven't already). These correlate with various kinds of fertility problems and are more common in celiacs than in the general population. New research...
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    Stephanie, I'm so sorry about your many losses. I'm not a diagnosed celiac (in fact my bloodwork came back negative), but I chose to go gluten free because I think I feel better when I do. I conceived through IVF shortly after going gluten-free, but to be honest I think it was not the gluten-free but rather getting my anti-thyroid antibodies (about...
  7. Alexandra
    Lisa, Another thing that might be worth getting tested for (if you haven't already) is anti-thyroid antibodies. These correlate with various kinds of fertility problems (including maybe high FSH) and are more common in celiacs than in the general population. New research is suggesting their negative impact on fertility and pregnancy may be treatable...
  8. Alexandra
    Julie, I got tested for cystic fibrosis before I started ttc, and that was just a blood test. However, I'm not sure if this is true of all genetic tests, or only some. I know some conditions can be passed along by either parent, while others require a gene from both parents. CF is "both," so once we'd learned that I didn't carry the gene my DH did...
  9. Alexandra
    You bet (unfortunately as you can see I've been at this ttc stuff far too long!). Good luck to you! Also, I love your "signature" (about the fast food), or whatever that's called! -- Alexandra
  10. Alexandra
    Berneses, Here's the deal... At the start of each menstrual cycle, the body releases FSH to start the antral follicles in the ovaries ripening eggs. Antral follicles are follicles that are ready to ripen. They are distinct from primordal follicles, which are our "latent" follicles -- the ones stored in our ovaries, waiting around to be used. ...
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    Oh phew -- that's good! Good luck to you! -- Alexandra
  12. Alexandra
    Berneses, Hate to have to say this, but at least two problems with the above. (1) To provide meaningful information about your fertility, an FSH reading needs to be taken on day 3 of your menstrual cycle (i.e. 3 days after your period starts), or therabouts, say day 2-4. So taking such a reading when you haven't had your period since January probably...
  13. Alexandra
    Some patients (I am one) with Hashi's seem to do better on Synthroid or Armour, enough to get their TSH not just into the high end of the normal range but to the low end of that range. I found a doctor willing to be aggressive about treatment and felt much better almost immediately (my TSH never got over 3.0 even pre-treatment). So maybe worth trying...
  14. Alexandra
    Ooh bummer (though Toronto is lovely!). Good luck...hope you can get the referral. -- Alexandra
  15. Alexandra
    Hi. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists in 2003 issued new guidelines saying TSH should be between 0.5 and 3.0 -- not as high as 5.0 (which used to be believed to be OK). Many doctors are not aware of this. Here is a link to the AACE press release: Open Original Shared Link and to their clinical guidelines: Open Original Shared Link...
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    Oops -- sorry, yes, ttc is trying to conceive. Guess I've spent too much time on infertility boards! -- Alexandra
  17. Alexandra
    I'm sorry your husband's not feeling well. Besides the standard TSH test (the typical thyroid screen), have they tested him for anti-thyroid antibodies? These are not uncommon in celiacs and sometimes people who have them (including me) have normal TSH but still respond well to treatment for hypothyroidism to lower the TSH to the lower end of the normal...
  18. Alexandra
    You can buy a natural Progesterone cream with the brand name Emerita at WholeFoods and online. I don't know if its gluten-free or not, though. It can be applied topically during the luteal phase of your natural cycle and may help reduce menopausal symptoms. If you use this stuff and are ttc it is important to make sure you use natural Progesterone and...
  19. Alexandra
    Nope. The thyroid gland produces a hormone called T4, which contains four iodine molecules (thus T4 ). It is the only organ in the body which can make T4, which our bodies need, so it is a problem when it's not functioning right. However, our bodies don't actually use T4 much. Instead, it just floats around. When the body needs some thyroid hormone, it...
  20. Alexandra
    Hi Karen, I'm so sorry to hear about your losses. Besides celiac, there are many other causes of infertility and miscarriage. There's a bunch of immune stuff they can test for. A reproductive endocrinologist I saw suggested starting with anti-thyroid antibodies and said if those came back negative I was probably OK (anti-thyroid antibodies are often...
  21. Alexandra
    Berneses, I'm honestly not sure. I think you are right that estrogen drops at menopause but I think at least in some women it may rise first, or rise and fall around the time menopause is occurring. High estrogen can also be a sign of ovarian cysts, which should show up on a vaginal ultrasound if you have them. Is this something your doctor has mentioned...
  22. Alexandra
    Thanks -- yes, I am also reading labels (actually this is a life-long habit taught by my mom (thanks mom!), it's the avoidance of gluten that's new). I think I am OK, was doing plain Stonyfield and now doing plain Wholefoods store brand (called 365) -- cheaper. As far as I can tell both are gluten-free though if anyone knows different, please let me know...
  23. Alexandra
    I've only just started gluten-free and am mostly doing so just by eating stuff that doesn't have G in it...you know, fruit, yogurt, meat, etc. I've always been a mostly cook-my-own kind of gal and never did much like most breads (though there were exceptions...), or eat sandwiches, so it's not a huge change for me, though eating out is challenging. I...
  24. Alexandra
    A mom whose blog I read posted the following recipe for homemade Pedialyte. She and her DH came up with this by reading labels (and maybe the internet), to save money -- because what pedialyte actually is, is cheap if you mix it yourself. Obviously this might or might not be worth fooling with (and I'm not sure if it would keep unrefrigerated forever),...
  25. Alexandra
    Juliem, I'm glad you are reassured. I think fears are normal but I personally am determined to become a mom one way or another. So far haven't managed to become pregnant (this reflects a host of issues in my case), so working on adopting. And a note to those tempted to practice biostatistics...statistics apply to populations not invididuals. So accepting...
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