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title: Can thyroid problems cause menstrual-related mood disorder? | Niyora
description: In this case, a woman with an autoimmune thyroid condition had menstrual-related mood disorder that went away when she took thyroid hormone. However, most wom
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Case report, 1990

# Can thyroid problems cause menstrual-related mood disorder?

In this case, a woman with an autoimmune thyroid condition had menstrual-related mood disorder that went away when she took thyroid hormone. However, most women with menstrual-related mood disorder don't have thyroid problems.

 Early or limited evidence

One woman with autoimmune thyroiditis and menstrual-related mood disorder

## What they did

Doctors described one patient with autoimmune thyroiditis who had menstrual-related mood disorder confirmed by tracking symptoms. She was treated with thyroid hormone replacement.

## What they found

The woman's menstrual-related mood disorder symptoms went away after she started thyroid hormone supplementation.

## What it means for you

This case shows that thyroid problems can rarely cause menstrual-related mood disorder, and treating the thyroid fixed the problem in this one woman. Because of this case, doctors should check thyroid function in all women with menstrual-related mood disorder. However, most women with menstrual-related mood disorder don't have thyroid disease, and this is only one person.

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Woman described

## About the study

Original title A case of autoimmune thyroiditis presenting as menstrual related mood disorder Authors Schmidt PJ, Rosenfeld D, Muller KL et al. Journal The Journal of clinical psychiatry Year 1990 Study design Case report What was tested Thyroid hormone supplementation Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2211543/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2211543/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Thyroid disorders](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-thyroid/)

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