Hypothyroidism Research Paper

I have a problem. I have hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is when your thyroid produces too little thyroid hormones. Since the thyroid gland controls the body’s metabolism, people with this condition will have a slow metabolism, due to a few thyroid hormones. My symptoms started appearing in high school. One of my symptoms was being very weak and gaining some weight. I tried to lose some weight by exercising more and eating healthier, but losing weight has become much more difficult! Also, lots of my hair was falling out of my head, and the hairs that were left on my head were extremely dry. I often got muscle cramps and aches which were very painful. After that, I had heavy menstrual periods and irregular menstrual periods. I was also absolutely
My thyroid gland is inflamed from my immune system. When the thyroid gland is inflamed a large percentage of the cells are damaged or dead, causing the cells to be incapable of producing the correct hormones. Thyroid inflammation is sometimes caused by the person's own immune system. This is called autoimmune thyroiditis. That is the most common cause of thyroid gland failure. Some other causes of this disease include inheriting it from your genes or when there’s something wrong with the pituitary gland. One rare cause of hypothyroidism is where a completely normal thyroid gland doesn’t make enough hormones because of a problem in the pituitary gland. If the pituitary does not produce enough thyroid stimulating hormone, then the thyroid will not receive the signal to make hormones, so it doesn't, resulting in hypothyroidism. The doctors diagnosed me with hypothyroidism a couple of years ago. I had to see a doctor because the only way to diagnose hypothyroidism is to take a blood test. A self-treatment is eliminating soy because soy suppresses thyroid functions, imbalances hormones, and has been shown to cause an enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiters) in some healthy