The thyroid plays a beat more prominent than the fanciest percussionist in the body's orchestra. Missed beats impact everything from your rockstar cholesterol levels to how peacefully you’re sleeping. So, living with hypothyroidism is more like an uncalled solo - you need to tune more than just your thyroid hormones. Your doctor should function as the vigilant event manager, checking on a cocktail of health indicators that could change your setlist overnight.

The potential fraudster, untreated hypothyroidism, whispers the tales of heart troubles, infertility, grotesque goiters, and sleep apnea in your ear. The tests your doctor suggests would depend on you. 'Cause let's face it, a reproductive health checkup for a woman past childbearing years seems as useful as a dehydrated water supplement.

But if you've got hypothyroidism in your medical past and you're pregnant or intending to become pregnant, you better make a date with your endocrinologist or ob-gyn. Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD, an endocrinologist and previously the top dog at the American Thyroid Association (ATA), recommends it to make merry during the pregnancy.

While it seems like a tall order, health changes linked to hypothyroidism blur into the background with treatment once thyroid hormone levels rock out to the normal pitch. A second round of testing typically occurs between 8 and 12 weeks after hypothyroidism treatment for most people.

And then, if your test results are playing a different tune, your doc will start a band search for other culprits and may line up more treatment strategies.

So if you want to be the maestro of your health, you might want to have a chinwag with your doctor about these seven assessments, largely using urine or blood samples:

1. Lipid Panel: A musical tour of the lipids (fats) in your blood. You might have an inflated audience of total and LDL cholesterol levels if you're playing the hypothyroidism concert.

2. Complete Blood Count (CBC): Dr. Pearce echoes that with extreme hypothyroid, the risk of mild anemia and clotting problems rises – causing an effect on clotting factors and platelets.

3. Liver Enzyme Test: Given that your liver is a backstage crew in the chemical concert making thyroid hormones, a malfunctioning tech could cause sound issues – I mean thyroid issues.

4. Prolactin Test: Hypothyroidism fans can often have raised prolactin levels.

5. Sodium Test: Essential for managing the water or fluids in your body, the crowd of sodium might be low with untreated hypothyroidism.

6. Sleep Disorder Tests: With hypothyroidism, the tongue might get stage fright, block breathing at night and lead to disrupted sleep.

7. Nutrient Test: Persistent muscle aches despite hypothyroid treatment could be crying for a Vitamin D and magnesium check.

Now, remember, untreated hypothyroidism could pull the plug on several health concert-goers, causing complications like sleep apnea, infertility, and heart issues. So, you better not be missing your soundchecks, or in this case, health checks for possible hypothyroidism.