Hi Dectjob
Wow , yes a lot of anti-bodies. Have you had the Thyroid function test yet? This will measure your TSH which your pituitary gland puts out to ask your Thyroid gland to release T4, this is then converted into T3 which is mainly done in the Liver (80%) which is used at cell level to give you energy ,regulate your metabolism and it does effect other hormones ,like your sex hormones. That is why Menstruation can be effected by an under/overactive Thyroid along with the other symptoms.
You really need to see an Endo or your GP and get the full profile done to see what your entire levels are. If you have high TSH and low T4 and T3 you will be put on Thyroxine a synthetic Thyroid medication and hopefully you will be fine and as said, the above levels will be tested until you are well, and within range with all your levels. Then six monthly tests to keep you there.
Some people have trouble with the conversion of T4 to T3 so the TSH can be in range or still high. Because of the raised, or within range T4 and a within range TSH ,they can be classed as fine but they still have all the horrible symptoms of under active Thyroid. The essential T3 is lacking because of the Livers inability to convert the T4 to T3....Also I have read of some people who's T4 can be high on Thyroxine but very common T3 is still low so they still have an elevated TSH and have some over active symptoms even, because of elevated T4 but the important T3 can still be low...Some people fair better on Natural Thyroid meds,like Armour. But it is hard to get put on this in the public sector NHS. But for people who Synthetic meds do not work they feel so much better on the older natural Thyroid meds. The T3 is the important one so make sure you get the results of these, also reverse T3 but that's a whole new set of complications :wink: :lol:
Just go on how you feel ,if you are in range but still feel :mrgreen: then get the ranges and see how they correlate to each other and how you feel ,that is the important one.
Hope some of this helps and good luck