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The Most Important Skill in Thyroid Awareness Month Is to Know How to Prevent It!

A large gland in the back of the neck that secretes hormones for growth and development via the rate of metabolism refers to the thyroid. The secreted hormones T3 and T4 affect every cell. From keeping a check on protein production to maintaining body temperature to heart rate, this gland surely has some big things to do for an active body.

The excess or insufficiency of the hormones can result in two medical conditions known as:

  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypothyroidism

These conditions can disturb the hormonal balance and affect the overall wellbeing of the human body.

Why We Celebrate “January as Thyroid Awareness Month”? Is it A Big Thing?

Here are some facts to favor this initiative.

You might be surprised to know, but around twenty million Americans suffer from thyroid disease of some sort.

  • Generally, people don’t know about the symptoms or causes of thyroid disease.
  • Surprisingly, up to sixty percent of the total thyroid carriers don’t even know about it.
  • Women are about five to eight times more under threat of this disease than men are.
  • Undiagnosed thyroid disease can pose severe health threats to patients such as infertility, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, and more.

Thus, either the patient knows about his thyroid condition or if it’s underactive, it’s necessary to check and treat thyroid problems for a healthy life.

Learn About Hyperthyroidism

This condition refers to when the patient's hormones are overworked or stressed out, meaning when the thyroid produces hormones in excess. Hyperthyroidism can prolong a lifetime, but it is treatable.

What are the Symptoms?

When someone comes across the following symptoms, he should get checked before it’s too late.

  • Muscle weakness
  • Irregular sleeping
  • Sudden weight loss
  • Body shaking/shivering
  • Irritability/ Nervousness/heart dropping condition

One type of this disease is Grave disease (also known as Graves's ophthalmopathy), which consumes only one percent of the total population. It’s this rare. It causes the muscles and tissues behind the eyes to swell and is a genetic autoimmune condition.

Diagnostic Procedures

Physicians can diagnose hyperthyroidism condition via a blood test, thyroid, and other physical tests. For worsen situations, surgery is required, otherwise, treatment includes taking anti-thyroid medication and radioactive iodine to minimize hormone production.

Learn About Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism refers to the condition when patient hormones are tired out meaning a condition when the hormones are not produced sufficiently.

The TSH levels are checked via a blood test and other physical exams. Physicians recommend patients to use synthetic thyroid hormone levothyroxine to stimulate hormones.  Moreover, a yearly checkup is required to keep medication in check.

What are the Symptoms?

The symptoms are:

  • Depression/Anxiety
  • Weight gain
  • Memory loss
  • Fatigue

Educate yourself About Thyroid Cancer

This cancer type is not very famous as others, but it certainly requires equal attention. It causes thyroid cells to grow wildly and form a tumor, which can spread out in the body.

This cancer can be inherited and depicts no early signs of it other than, change of voice, pain, or difficulty in swallowing, or form a lump in the neck.

The tumor is removed via surgery, which is followed by constant treatment that continues throughout life.

Go for Regular Check-Ups to Avoid Thyroid Disease

If you were not aware of the thyroid until today, this article may have scared you. However, the good news is, thyroid disease is curable, but the process requires constant effort. Depending upon the stage of the hormonal imbalance, treatment is planned to help patients live healthily.

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