HYPOTHYROIDISM

CAUSES

• Autoimmune Disease
• Radiation therapy
• Thyroid surgery
• Treatment for Hyperthyroidism

TESTS FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM

• Blood test
• TSH(thyroid stimulating hormone)
• T4(thyroxine)

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

• Fatigue
• Constipation
• Dry skin
• Muscle weakness
• Thinning hair

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS CONT.

• Slowed heart rate
• Impaired memory
• Depression

CURRENT TREATMENTS

• Daily use of synthetic thyroid hormones
• Takes 1-2 weeks for symptoms to decline

EFFECTS OF NOT TREATING HYPERTHYROIDISM

• Birth defects
• Goiter(bulge in neck)
• Heart problems
• Infertility
• Myxedema(extreem form of hypothyroidism and is life threatening)

PREVALENCE OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

• Estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease
• Women are 5-8 times more likely than men to have thyroid problems
• More common in people over 60
• 1/8 women will develop a thyroid condition in her lifetime

WORK CITED

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothyroidism/basics/treatme...