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A study on thyroid dysfunction in postmenopausal women

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Dr. Anudeep Gaddam, Dr. Kolla Gautham
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2022.11.12.014

Abstract

Women who have gone through menopause are more likely to develop hypothyroidism, which can either be a subclinical or overt condition. Autoimmunity, the development of which is common with advancing age and can include autoimmune thyroid disease, is one of the primary reasons. This not only raises the risk of cardiovascular disease due to dyslipidemia, but it also raises the risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) reports that millions of women who have menopausal-like symptoms that have not been resolved may actually be suffering from a kind of thyroid disease that has not been properly recognised. Despite the fact that menopause is commonly associated with symptoms such as weariness, sadness, mood swings, and sleep difficulties, menopause does not cause these symptoms. There is also a possibility that these symptoms point to hypothyroidism. It was discovered that one in every seventy-one women over the age of sixty-five had obvious signs of thyroid malfunction. These ladies had a prevalence of 2% for obvious hypothyroidism, which was shown to be the case. Screening can detect the presence of thyroid dysfunction in postmenopausal women efficiently, and it is suggested that these women get screened because they spend one third of their lives after menopause.

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