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Can hormones make you feel tired?

There are a number of hormonal conditions that cause tiredness. Dr Simon Aylwin of London Endocrinology explains what may cause tiredness in more detail.

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So a lot of individuals are going to feel tired over a prolonged period of time, and will want to ask the question, Is it something to do with my hormones? This is a sensible, important question, and there are a number of different hormonal conditions that cause tiredness. In fact, the list is so long that it's almost easier to say, Are there any hormone conditions that don't cause tiredness? So, when I'm seeing somebody who's concerned about their fatigue, I'm going to approach it by considering various things. I'm going to think about whether there's any evidence from what I see and what I can measure as to whether there's a hormonal cause. I'm also not going to ignore the possibility that their tiredness, their fatigue might come from stress, depression or any combination of those issues. Fatigue can also arise with many common illnesses, and sometimes it's the first indicator. So there's a structure to considering how to look at fatigue, and one of those elements is considering the various hormone conditions that cause it.

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