Types of thyroid
Hypothyroidism: iodine deficiency in the blood leads to this condition.other causes like heriditory,stress and lots of hormonal variation during pregnancy may also leads to hypothyroidism. It is usually noticed that hypothyroidism affects women more than men and gets worse as one ages.
Hyperthyroidism: In this condition there is an overdrive of the thyroid hormone in the blood due to an over active thyroid gland that secretes the hormones in abundance.
Some of the common symptoms of hypothyroidism are:
- Extreme fatigue.
- Forgetfulness and confusion in thought process.
- Feeling cold all the time Constipation.
- Dry skin.
- Bloating or fluid retention in the body.
- Stiffness in joints and muscles along with aches and pains.
- Menorrhagia, excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding.
- Depression.
Some of the common symptoms of hyperthyroidism are:
- Sweating profusely
- Intolerance to heat
- Increased bowel movements
- Slight tremor in the limbs
- Rapid heart rate
- Unexplained weight loss
- Excessive fatigue
- Conce
- ration problem
- Irregular menstrual cycle
- It can lead to irregular heart rhythms and even heart failure in the elderly.
- Untreated hyperthyroidism may result in condition called thyroid storm, where a person can suffer from high blood pressure, fever leading to a heart failure.
- In Graves’ disease, there may be eye changes and skin changes in addition to the other symptoms.