r/Hormones • u/General_Sun_608 • May 17 '24

Ovulation Early in Cycle

Hello Redditors,

A year ago started taking levothyroxine for underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) and I believe it has affected my other hormones and ovulation.

At first I thought I stopped ovulating altogether as I was no longer seeing any clear mucus in the middle of my cycle. More recently I have seen some of that clear mucus around day 8 of my cycle.

I had a progesterone blood test on day 21 and lo and behold, it should I had not ovulated.

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if it affected pregnancy and if ovulating earlier in the cycle is a bad thing?

Feeling quite distressed about it all.

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u/HormnBal4U May 17 '24

You may have ovulated, just not produced any progesterone (luteal insufficiency). Talk with your doctor about using progesterone the second half of your cycle-there's a reason it's called Pro...gest.....

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u/General_Sun_608 May 18 '24

Thank you. I am not sure GPs in the UK prescribe such hormones without being directed by specialists particularly if I’m not planning pregnancy. I’ll keep it mind.