Shortly after the trauma of seeing the urologist I had to see the endocrinologist. Originally it was to be organised through the NHS but me being the eternal stress monkey I booked it through my private health insurance. Just for the record whilst private health seems like a good idea when you want fast answers it can be just as expensive as paying upfront privately. It turned out my rubbish Pru Health policy had a cap on consultancy fees of £750 which is terrible considering the initial appointment to see any private specialist is minimum £250 with a follow up charge of £150. Fortunately you do not need to pay for the tests they have to perform.
Anyway I ended up seeing a professor of endocrinology who cheerfully informed me that I would have to take another test to confirm I had Hashimotos. He explained to me that based on the results I already showed him that if I did have it then there was not much I could do about it other than test my TSH every 6-12 months. Apparently it could take 10-20 years for my thyroid to pack up and that I shouldn't worry about it and certainly should not look up symptoms online. He also said that it was very unlikely that there was a connection between my fertility problems and my thyroid condition and helpfully suggested IUI to try and conceive.
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