In the next part of our new 'Medicine in Practice' series, Dr. Subhash Wangnoo discusses the link between thyroid and reproductive health. He highlights how thyroid hormones, directly and indirectly, affect the hypothalamic-pituitary access leading to the disturbance in the gonadal hormones and their feedback mechanisms.

Dr. Wangnoo addresses questions on:

1. Link between thyroid disorders and reproductive health
2. Infertility and hypothyroidism
3. Overt hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism
4. Defects in ovulation and fertility
5. Effect of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism on sex hormones
6. Presence of thyroid autoimmunity
7. Assisted reproductive methods and thyroid disorders
8. Thyroid and pregnancy
9. Importance of awareness of thyroid disorders

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Disclaimer- The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author's and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of M3 India.

The author, Dr. Subhash Kumar Wangnoo is a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist from New Delhi.