Hashimotos Thyroiditis

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Hashimoto's disease

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What is Hashimotos Thyroiditis ?

• Hashimoto's disease is a disorder that affects
  your thyroid, a small gland at the base of your
  neck, below your Adam's apple.
• The thyroid gland is part of your endocrine
  system, which produces hormones that coordinate
  many of your body's activities.

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Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis

• In Hashimoto's disease, also known as chronic
  lymphocytic thyroiditis, your immune system
  attacks your thyroid gland. The resulting
  inflammation often leads to an underactive
  thyroid gland (hypothyroidism).
• It primarily affects middle-aged women, but
  also can occur in men and women of any age and in
  children.

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Symptoms of Hashimoto's disease

• Symptoms of an underactive thyroid include
• Fatigue
• Weight gain
• Pale, puffy face
• Feeling cold
• Joint and muscle pain
• Constipation
• Dry, thinning hair
• Heavy menstrual flow or irregular periods
• Depression
• A slowed heart rate
• Problems getting pregnant

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Who Gets Hashimotos?

• Hashimotos disease is about 7 times more
  common in women than in men. It can occur in
  teens and young women, but more commonly shows up
  in middle age. People who get Hashimotos disease
  often have family members who have thyroid or
  other autoimmune diseases.

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Causes of Hashimotos

• Genes. Some people are prone to Hashimotos
  disease because of their genes. Researchers are
  working to find the gene or genes involved.
• Gender. Sex hormones also might play a role. This
  may help to explain why Hashimotos disease
  affects more women than men.
• Pregnancy. Pregnancy affects the thyroid.Some
  women have thyroid problems after having a baby,
  which usually go away. But about 20 percent of
  these women develop Hashimotos disease in later
  years. This suggests that pregnancy might trigger
  thyroid disease in some women.
• Too much iodine and some drugs may trigger the
  onset of thyroid disease in people prone to
  getting it

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Its Detection and Treatment

• The tests Dr. Gilliland use to detect Hashimotos
  are thyroid peroxidase antibodies and
  thyroglobulin antibodies. Dr. Gilliland find that
  about 80 percent of my patients with an
  unresolved thyroid have these antibodies.
• Dr. Gilliland treat all patients as though they
  have an autoimmune thyroid until proven otherwise
  because there is no downside - if they have an
  autoimmune thyroid they will respond positively
  and if they dont have an autoimmune thyroid they
  will respond positively.

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