Re: Try to keep your eyes open, this is a looooooong post.....

Well of course there's a chance that you will get well without a doctors help and without taking glandulars, it's just that I've heard some amazing reports from people that do take the glandulars. I also based my reply on the supposition that you were(are) still trying to conceive, in which case, time is somewhat of the essence.

How about if I told you that glandulars will improve your appearance?

This is the owner of the yahoo iodine group, Stephanie's website. Do have a look at the change in her appearance:

http://www.naturalthyroidchoices.com/Improvement.html

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and here are some historical images...

http://www.jcrows.com/hypothyroidism.html

Type 1 Hypothyroidism

is defined as failure of the thyroid gland to produce sufficient amounts of thyroid hormones necessary to maintain "normal" blood levels of those hormones and "normal" blood levels of the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) produced by the pituitary gland. The TSH test is the standard blood test your doctor checks when looking for hypothyroidism. Around 7% of Americans suffer Type 1 hypothyroidism.

Type 2 Hypothyroidism

is defined as peripheral resistance to thyroid hormones at the cellular level. It is not due to a lack of adequate thyroid hormones. Normal amounts of thyroid hormones and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are detected by the blood tests; therefore, blood tests do not detect Type 2 hypothyroidism. Type 2 hypothyroidism is usually inherited. However, environmental toxins may also cause or exacerbate the problem. The pervasiveness of Type 2 hypothyroidism has yet to be recognized by mainstream medicine but is already in epidemic proportions

Above: A severely affected 14-year-old hypothyroid girl with puffiness around the eyes, thickened lips, depressed root of the nose (saddle nose), and straight, coarse hair. The second picture was taken after only 6 months of treatment with desiccated thyroid. Note the elevated bridge of the nose, brighter eyes, thinner lips, and glossy, curly hair. Her constipation had resolved and her appetite improved.

Adult woman with the characteristic puffiness that often accompanies hypothyroidism. 
Her puffiness and hair texture markedly improve after treatment with desiccated thyroid.

Adult man with the "obese form" of hypothyroidism. Note the striking resoltion of his puffiness (myxedema) after treatment with desiccated thyroid. Myxedema is the medical term for hypothyroidism. Myx is the Greek word for mucin, which accumulates in hypothyroidism. Edema means swelling.

This is another example of the resolution of the puffiness (myxedema) following proper treatment of hypothyroidism with desiccated thyroid

Figure 1a shows the appearance of a 27-year-old woman's face before treatment with desiccated thyroid. She had puffiness around her nose and eyes. Her menses gegan at age 16 and were irregular with scant flow. She had no interest in the opposite sex. There was an absence of pubic hair. She was constipated, gained weight easily, had dry skin and hair, had anemia, and she tired easily.

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Figure 1b shows the patient's face after 10 months of desiccated thyroid. She was about to be married. Her anemia was resolving. Her periods were every 26 days and the flow had improved.

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Figure 1c shows the side body profile of the same patient before treatment. The breasts had not developed and there was no hair on the arms and legs. Her height was 59 inches.

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Figure 1d shows the patient after 10 months of thyroid treatment. Her breasts had enlarged.

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Figure 1e shows the patient after 13 more months. A synthetic estrogen was added. Her breasts and pelvis enlarged further. Her libido and gratification increased.