The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that is found at the base of your neck. This gland produces thyroid hormones that control your body’s metabolism, including how fast you burn calories and how fast your heart beats.
Disease of the thyroid causes it to make either too much or too little hormone your thyroid makes.
Depending on how much or how little your thyroid makes you, you may often feel tired or restless, or you may lose or gain weight. Women are more likely than men to have thyroid disease, especially right after pregnancy or menopause.
Research tells us that one in eight women will develop thyroid problem in her lifetime1. In women, thyroid disease may cause:
Thyroid helps control your menstrual cycle. Your period may vary depending on how much or how less your thyroid hormone is produced. Thyroid disease can cause amenorrhea wherein your period stops for several months or longer. Early menopause can also be experienced if your body’s immune system causes thyroid disease wherein other glands, including your ovaries may be involved.
Studies has shown that Thyroid Disease can affect ovulation, making it harder for women to get pregnant2.
Kinds of Thyroid Diseases:
1. About Hypothyroidism. (n.d.). Retrieved March 29, 2021, from https://www.thyroid.org/hypothyroidism
2. Thyroid Disease. (2019, April 01). Retrieved March 29, 2021, from https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/thyroid-disease
