Healthy Living for Women
"Hypothyroidism"

The Basics on Hypothyroidism:

• As many as 13 million Americans have a thyroid disease but as many as 8 million may go undiagnosed.

• The symptoms of hypothyroidism and menopause are similar and hypothyroidism may be easily missed.

• Female infants are at a higher risk than males for developing hypothyroidism.

• Hypothyroidism is commonly associated with iron deficiency anemia and respiratory problems.

• Depression is common in hypothyroidism. Adding a thyroid hormone to antidepressants helped speed recovery for some depressed patients, even if they had not been diagnosed as having hypothyroidism.

Source: merckmedco.com

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