The disease of hypothyroidism is widespread and quite bothersome to those who develop it. But why does it seem to be far more prevalent in women than men? Many experts seem to think it has to do with hormones.
Hypothyroidism is the medical term for a low-functioning thyroid gland and the problem is frequently seen in pre and post-menopausal women. The usual treatment approach to thyroid problems involves directly treating the thyroid and not the rest of a person’s body.
However, this is one particular gland that interacts intimately with other glands as a vital part of the endocrine system. Thyroid dysfunction may not originate within the thyroid gland itself, making it more difficult to diagnose and treat.
This makes it vital that the entire endocrine system be healthy and functioning well. A natural or holistic approach can be far more beneficial to the treatment of thyroid problems, even before they become a permanent issue.
Using a natural approach to prevention and treatment has been proven to work far more effectively in women, often allowing them to take far fewer medications to treat their thyroid problems.
The result of a sluggish or underactive thyroid, hypothyroidism involves a hormone imbalance involving the thyroid gland, especially the hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and underproduction of thyroxine (T4), which is the main hormone of the thyroid. Each of these hormones must be used efficiently by a person’s body or hypothyroidism may occur.
Testing for hypothyroidism is normally done by measuring the level of thyroid simulative hormone or TSH, which is produced by the thyroid gland itself. When there is an underactive thyroid, more TSH will be produced to counteract it.
Testing for TSH is, therefore, one way to test for hypothyroidism but it only tells part of the story behind a sluggish thyroid. The high levels found on testing will show there is a hormone imbalance but cannot tell whether it involves T3 or T4 and results even come back showing a false normal even when a thyroid imbalance is obvious.
Many times menopause is found to be a large cause of hypothyroidism in women over the age of thirty-five, thus making it far more prevalent in women than in men within that age group.
Some of the symptoms involving hypothyroidism include weight gain, fatigue, irregular periods, depression, and hair loss. Many of these are also symptoms that occur during or preceding menopause and can be cause for mistaken diagnosis.
As the thyroid is a very important part of the entire endocrine system, there must be an overall approach to proper diagnosis and treatment. Stress can play a big part in creating imbalances in a woman’s system, particularly in those pre-menopausal years.
Women generally spend a large portion of their time taking care of others, and less time taking care of their selves. They must learn to balance this out and spend some time on themselves (take a nap, take a warm bath, just relax and read a book).
Ways of determining whether there are thyroid problems include testing iodine levels, using medicinal herbs, relieving stress as much as possible, and eating a healthy diet rich in multivitamins and plenty of minerals and fatty acids.
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