Hypothyroidism

 

The thyroid gland located in the neck, in front of the trachea, which is similar in form to Butterfly, it has a pinkish color. It consists of two lobes, measuring six centimeters high and six centimeters wide and whose weight does not exceed 30 grams. 

Symptoms of thyroid deficiency:

- Fatigue and a feeling of apathy.

- Mental blankness.

- Do not bear the cold.

- Feeling depressed or idle emotions.

- Constipation.

- Muscle pain.

- Skin dryness or desquamation or swell.

- Tingling in the fingers or toes.

- Lack of carrying  sports effort.

- Pain in the joints.

- Hoarseness.

- Irregular menstrual cycle.

- Significantly overweight despite poor appetite.

- Hair dryness and brittleness.

- Weak pulse with swelling in the neck.

Causes that may lead to failure in the secretion of thyroid:

- Lack of eating food containing iodine.

- May be a genetic condition common among family

- As a result of hormonal imbalance (as in menopause).

- Can be in a very few cases result of  insufficiency in  thyroid secretion after pregnancy and childbirth.