In the thyroid disease, there is a very common type is hypothyroidism, belongs to the high incidence of thyroid diseases, the Continental Medical Association Endocrinology Society in 31 provinces after the relevant research found that the incidence of hypothyroidism as high as 13.95%.
In addition, women account for a large proportion of hypothyroidism patients, and for women, the incidence of hypothyroidism is very high, about one in six women may have hypothyroidism, especially women older than 35 years old are at high risk of hypothyroidism.
More and more young women are "entangled" by hypothyroidism, what is the problem?
At present, more and more young women are suffering from hypothyroidism, which is mainly related to the following factors:
Too much pressure
Hypothyroidism is mainly caused by insufficient levels of thyroid hormones produced by thyroid tissue, and excessive work pressure, lack of sleep, and excessive tension in the rhythm of life will have a serious impact on the nervous central system, thereby affecting thyroid hormone secretion and eventually leading to hypothyroidism.
Iodine deficiency
Endemic goiter is mainly caused by a lack of iodine in the diet, which can lead to hypothyroidism, so iodized salt should be selected as much as possible in the diet.
Decreased immunity
Immunity decline is also an important factor leading to hypothyroidism, now many people have the problem of decreased immunity, especially the elderly, young children, decreased immunity will lead to a lot of harm, hypothyroidism is one of them.
Effects of drugs or radioactive substances
Long-term use of certain drugs can also easily lead to hypothyroidism, such as iodine-containing compounds, growth hormone suppressors, dopamine, bexalotine and so on. In addition, if the neck is exposed to a large amount of radioactive substances for a long time, it may also lead to the occurrence of hypothyroidism.
To determine whether you have hypothyroidism, you can start with these 5 symptoms
Many women suffer from hypothyroidism but do not know, if they find that they have the following symptoms, they should be vigilant that they may have hypothyroidism.
Special face
The face is sallow and white, the face is puffy, the eyelids are loose, the eyes are stagnant, the words are less spoken, the expression is indifferent, the voice is hoarse, and the words are vague and unclear, which is a symptom that female hypothyroidism patients should pay special attention to.
Bloating anorexia
After suffering from hypothyroidism, patients will have symptoms of anorexia, often feel that the stomach is very bloated, and accompanied by symptoms such as cold intolerance and constipation.
Decreased menstruation or amenorrhea
80% of female hypothyroidism patients affect sexual function, decreased libido, irregular menstrual cycle, often prolonged cycles, decreased menstrual volume or even amenorrhea, greatly reducing the chance of conception.
Easy premature birth, miscarriage
Pregnant women with hypothyroidism are prone to miscarriage, placental abruption, premature birth, perinatal fetal death and other events, and severe patients can also lead to coma.
Endocrine disorders
Patients with hypothyroidism have decreased adrenal cortex function, decreased urine cortisol and blood, and primary hypothyroidism may be accompanied by immune adrenal insufficiency and type I diabetes mellitus.
Other complications
Hypothyroidism is prone to a variety of serious complications, such as heart disease, premature ovarian failure, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, etc.
How much does subtraction affect people?
There is a topic about hypothyroidism on the Internet that has caused a lot of discussion among netizens: If your girlfriend is a hypothyroidism patient, will you marry her?
Some netizens said that his other half is a hypothyroidism patient, very sleepy every day, sleeps as soon as he comes home, there is no interaction between the two people, and it is difficult to concentrate, and he sleeps unconsciously while reading books or watching movies.
Summer also to open the electric blanket, the most important thing is the loss of sexual desire, almost no sex life, and married for many years and no pregnancy, worried that hypothyroidism will have an impact on pregnancy.
In fact, the harm of hypothyroidism to women of childbearing age is indeed very large, not only affecting their own health, but also affecting the development of offspring.
Causes a decrease in your baby's intelligence
Experts believe that babies born to women with hypothyroidism increase the risk of developing some diseases, most of which are developmental and intellectual effects.
Increases your baby's chances of birth defects
Hypothyroidism may increase your baby's birth defects, and women with hypothyroidism are more likely to have offspring with kidney, heart, or brain abnormalities.
Studies from the United States have found that the proportion of babies born to women with thyroid disease with birth defects is about 18%, compared with about 3% for the general population.
Affects women's health
If a woman with hypothyroidism does not receive timely treatment during pregnancy, adverse events such as preterm birth, miscarriage, and placental abruption may result.
How to treat hypothyroidism?
The treatment of hypothyroidism is actually relatively simple, only need to supplement thyroid hormones, the current commonly used drug is levothyroxine, which is what we often call yomethyl, the drug has been confirmed to be the gold standard for the treatment of hypothyroidism, hypothyroidism patients need to take lifelong medication after diagnosis.
If you want to prevent the aggravation of the disease, in addition to insisting on taking medication, you should also check thyroid function regularly, and pay attention to diet, living, mood, exercise and other methods to prevent hypothyroidism recurrence or aggravation.
So, how can we prevent hypothyroidism in normal times?
First of all, we should pay attention to diet, usually you can properly supplement iodine, eat less foods that are easy to cause goiter, such as cabbage, cabbage, rapeseed, cassava, etc.; eat more protein-rich foods, limit the intake of cholesterol and fat, consume rich vitamins, and pay attention to preventing anemia.
Secondly, we must develop good living habits, do not stay up late, smoke, drink, etc., pay attention to emotional stability, learn to relax and reduce stress. Finally, it is necessary to do a regular physical examination, do not ignore the examination of thyroid function during the physical examination, and find problems in time for treatment.
Hypothyroidism is actually very common in life, although it brings greater harm to the human body, but if it can be found and treated in time, it will not cause too much harm. #Healthy New Year ##守护银龄世界 #
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