A brief overview of some common thyroid disorders

A brief overview of some common thyroid disorders

Thyroid diseases refer to conditions that can affect your thyroid. Basically, it's a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck. It plays an essential role in regulating metabolic processes in your body. In addition, many diseases affect the functioning of the structure of the thyroid gland. It is located just below the Adam's apple in the back of your neck. Your thyroid uses iodine to release vital hormones. Let's find out more.

Because your hypothalamus and pituitary gland control your thyroid, any disorder in the tissue can impact your thyroid function. As a result, you may have problems with your thyroid. Below is a description of specific types of thyroid disorders.

Hypothyroidism

If your thyroid doesn't produce enough hormones, you may suffer from hyperthyroidism. Generally, you may suffer from this condition due to a problem in your hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and thyroid. Below are some of the most common symptoms to look out for:

• Prolonged bleeding in women

• depression

• Joint and muscle pain

• Fluid retention

• Freeze

• constipation

• Dry skin

• poor concentration

• fatigue

Common causes

• Below are some common causes of this disorder:

• Hashimoto's thyroid

• Thyroid hormone resistance

• Postpartum thyroiditis and acute thyroiditis

Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism refers to excessive secretion of thyroid hormones. In general, the symptoms of this disorder are related to increased metabolism. Obvious symptoms may occur, listed below.

• weight loss

• Difficulty concentrating

• Profuse sweating

• Increased bowel movements

• Heat intolerance

• fatigue

• Fast listening speed

• nervousness

• tremor

Common causes

Below is a list of some common causes of this disorder

• Increased iodine consumption

• Thyroid modules

• Toxic multinodular goiter

• Graves' disease

goiter

It refers to the enlargement of your thyroid regardless of the cause. A goiter also does not refer to a specific disease. Instead, it is associated with hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or stable thyroid function.

Thyroid nodules

Nodules refer to abnormal masses or lumps in your thyroid. They can occur due to benign cysts or benign tumors. They can be single or multiple, which is why they have different sizes. Even if a lump is too large, it can cause many symptoms.

Thyroid cancer

Ratio-wise, thyroid cancer is quite common in women. According to statistics, around 70% of thyroid cancer cases occur in women under 55 years old. Additionally, there are different types of thyroid cancer depending on what type of cancer cells are affected.

The good news is that most types of thyroid cancer are easy to diagnose and the survival rate is high, especially if you get an early diagnosis. So you don't want to waste time if you suspect that your thyroid has some problems that you can't ignore.

So this was a quick overview of some common thyroid disorders. If you have any of the symptoms described in this article, we recommend that you seek a diagnosis as soon as possible. After all, you don't want your condition to get worse.

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