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Hypothyroidism is due to reduction in thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion or their lack of physiological effects caused by reduced metabolism of a disease. A total of more than 200 million people worldwide suffer from thyroid disease, but many patients do not know, their long-term illness or condition increase the risk of unknowingly added. Moreover, very few people know that this small organ in the regulation of thyroid our physical and mental health play a key role. The general population, about 7 to 8% of women suffer from hypothyroidism, women over 40 years of age suffering from thyroid disease, the rate reached 10 ~ 20%, but the treatment rate is only 2%. Hypothyroidism at an early stage with the other symptoms of the disease are very similar, patients are often overlooked as a potential sub-health, until detect the disease may be too late to seek treatment, but also the appearance of women are likely to have some negative effects. If you have the following in the five or more symptoms, then promptly to the hospital to check the treatment: - Whole body weakness, easy fatigue, love to sleep;
- Those who love the original will feel sweating sweating significantly reduced;
- Rough skin, dry;
- Stand the cold;
- Hair is dry, sparse;
- I could not get the spirit of the work, and inattention;
- Memory decline; mental deterioration;
- Poor appetite; often feel bulging stomach, constipation;
- Weight gain; heart rate; loss of libido;
- Men, impotence can occur, while women with menorrhagia, menstrual extension, and some may appear infertility;
Total patients feel that they face swelling, hand swelling, leg swelling, but did not hand by depression, severe cases, there may be pericardial effusion, myxedema coma. Hypothyroidism harm is substantial, but as long as early detection of treatment, the terrible harm that will not happen to you or your relatives. Also worth mentioning is that, compared to other diseases, the treatment of hypothyroidism a simple, cost is also very low.  The thyroid gland which is located at the frontal end of the neck below the structure known as “Adam’s apple” is a vital part of the body. It is responsible for the production and secretion of an hormone called thyroxine. He absence of this in sufficient amounts in the body has negative results on an individual. One of them is a swelling in the neck called Goitre. An individual with goiter lacks a defined amount of thyroxine in his or her body. The insufficient production of thyroxine can be linked to the absence of iodine in the body. Iodine is a major initiator in the process of thyroxine production.The thyroid gland has many functions. Some of them are regulation of the body metabolism, influencing of growth in children, and enhances the smoother running of other body organs. When there is an insufficient amount of thyroxin in the body, the metabolic processes are interfered with and the result is a reduction in the optimal functioning o the body organs and system. Children who lack a significant amount of thyroxine in he body can end becoming stunted in their growth and develop brains that are impaired. This is popularly referred to as cretinism. When there is an insufficient amount of thyroxine as a result of the thyroid gland’s inability to produce thyroxine, it is called hypothyroidism. Hey thyroid gland can be infected with various diseases apart from hypothyroidism. Other diseases can be Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, inflammation of the thyroid, tumor, amyloidosis, and sarcoidosis. On the side, hypothyroidism has been noted to increase in women during pregnancy, after delivery and during menopause. The common properties of these diseases is that it hinders and tries to render the thyroid gland useless. In thyroiditis which is hereditary, the antibodies in a body attack and fight the thyroid cells. In women, thyroxine deficiency is more pronounced when they are pregnant, just pre-delivery and post-delivery. When it goes undetected, it is capable of causing mental retardation in the afflicted individual.One other form of disease that the thyroid can get is the opposite of hypothyroidism. It is called hyperthyroidism. This is simply the over secretion of the thyroid hormone known as the thyroxine. Grave’s disease, a form of thyroiditis, is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Also referred as Graves-Basedow disease, it is found mainly in middle-aged women. Hurthle cell adenoma, or thyroid adenoma, is another thyroid disease. The Hurthle cell is a large cell and it stains pink. Plummer’s disease, a form of goiter, is another commonly occurring thyroid disease. For more information visit: http://www.thyromine.com/?aid=538961 2010-02-03
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