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What is Thyroid?
The thyroid gland is a
butterfly-shaped organ situated just above the windpipe.
This gland secretes iodine-containing hormones which
regulate the rate at which the body cells make use of the
energy and produce heat. The two major types of hormones
that are produced by the thyroid gland are the hypothyroidism and the hyperthyroidism. It is also necessary
to state here that the growth as well as the development of
the body tissues is totally dependent on the proper
functioning of the thyroid glands.
If the thyroid glands do not
function properly, then it creates health problems.
Causes of
Thyroid Disorder?
Most cases of thyroid disease
result from an autoimmune disorder, in which the body's
immune system attacks the thyroid gland.
Genetic factors,
hormonal disturbances elsewhere in the body, surgery,
radiation and medications are other possible causes.
Insufficient amounts of iodine in the diet can lead to
hypothyroidism.
Thyroid Symptoms?
Common symptoms of Thyroid
disorder are sluggishness, coldness, hair loss, dry skin,
depression, lupus (an autonomous disease that affects
specially the different parts of the body of a woman),
fibromyalgia (a condition that affects the joints or muscles
and this condition is difficult to diagnose), myxedema
(thickening of the skin) and there are other symptoms as
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