I was always cold and tired, and a blood test showed that I had hypothyroidism.
Levothroid is used to treat hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
thyroxine
the root word would be thyroid/o. when used in the whole word hypothyroidism, the o is removed.
It is a code used for medical billing and it means: unspecified acquired hypothyroidism. Which itself means that they don't know how the patient got this disease. It is not genetic.
Propylthioracil (PTU) is used in the treatment of some hypERthyroid conditions.
Hypothyroidism. (or congenital hypothyroidism)
pathophysiology of anemia in hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism does not cause mental "retardation". MR is caused by genetics usually. Hypothyroidism is treatable.
Hypothyroidism is a lack of iodine or a specific kind of salt.
Hypothyroidism is a medical condition and not a diet. Hypothyroidism prevents people from losing weight. Therefore on average people do not lose weight if they have hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism causes you to retain water that leads to bloating.
There is one standard treatment available for hypothyroidism. The oral medication, a synthetic thyroid hormone levothyroxine, will restore adequate hormone levels which reverses the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism.