Hypothyroidism

Janet Franiek, BSc, MD, CCFP, discusses hypothyroidism in women.

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Hypothyroidism

Featuring Dr. Janet Franiek, BSc, MD, CCFP

Duration: 1 minute

Hypothyroidism is a disorder caused by a less than normal production of thyroid hormone.

It typically involves a dysfunction in the thyroid gland itself, but because thyroid hormone is dispersed throughout every cell in the body and has actions on every cell in the body, often times the symptoms are quite varied.

The laboratory investigation that is the gold standard in North America has a very wide range of normal. So often a patient can have quite significant symptoms of hypothyroidism and still test normal on this laboratory investigation.

The treatment of hypothyroidism typically involves replacing the absent thyroid hormone with either a pharmaceutical preparation or a compounded thyroid hormone that is made by a compounding pharmacy.

Also, if the symptoms are not severe and the disease not progressed you can improve the thyroid function of the gland by supplementing with minerals such as selenium, zinc and iodine.

If you have questions about hypothyroidism, contact a local family physician.

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