Hmmm..interesting thing I found out today..

What do you all think?

I noticed I was feeling overly tired lately and ALWAYS contributing it to the ovidrel and meds.

I have hypothyroidism and am on synthroid. Well they contributed a part of my Infertility to the hypothyroid condition.

Im also a vegetarian...Only somewhat recently...last 7 months I guess.

They tested my thyroid a few times recntly and saw weird changes but nothing too major ( ie...no need to increase meds just yet)

Well I just read an article on soy...saying that soy interferes with thyroid medications and can cause a host of thyroid issues...

I eat a TON of soy ( many meatless alternatives)

Should I mention this to my RE? OR am I overreacting?

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For me personally, I think Soy is overated.

I suffer from hypothyroidism and also have fibroids (which feeds of estrogen) so I have stayed away from Soy. I never heard about the correlation between Soy/Hypothryoid. Interesting! Keep us posted.

Message edited 6/27/2006 11:34:20 PM.

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It can't hurt to mention it to her. I've seen conflicting studies on soy so I don't know what to believe. Personally, I eat some products with soy because diary products are not good for PCOS and sinus infections and I stay away from hormone treated products like regular milk.

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very interesting. I would absolutely mention it to Dr. Chu. I hope you get an answer soon.

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I cant remember where but I remember reading somewhere that having too much soy affected fertility.......not sure how reliable that statement is though

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wow...I take synthroid and use soy often. So that mean no more soy? How does it effect us-those on the meds?

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I would definitely mention it to your Dr. I have read a lot of things saying that soy may have a negative effect on fertility. If you are a vegetarian that's your main source of protein and may be part of the problem.

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My sister found out that her veg diet which include a TON of soy products was destroying her body..it was hurting her blood disorders and making her endo worse. She now eats meat and is 99% off soy and is doing much better that way.

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The kooky nutritionist that goes to my yoga studio claims that soy in high levels is very dangerous to females. Remember she is a kook so I don't know how valuable this information is but she goes on and on about it so I would DEFINATELY talk to your doc about it.

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There is so much controversy over Soy. I wish we had the right answers. I try to limit myself if not omit all together. My weakness is Green Tea from Jamba Juice. They use Soy!

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UGH! So frustrating! I never heard anything about it till recently and now I see a million things on it, and theres no way to know whats truth, whats fiction.

I failed to mention it to my PCP today But will at my next RE appointment for sure.

Im just thinking, what the heck will I eat if I eliminate soy??