I have been on meds for treating hypothyroidism for over three years and I noticed about two years ago a place on my breastbone that was becoming swollen. I've been watching it but it doesn't seem to be getting larger.
Today I started searching the internet to see what lies in that area of the female body. The thymus seems to be the answer. Since it's also involved in hormones could the meds I'm taking be the cause of the enlargement?
I found in "The Women's Guide to Thyroid Health" it's noted that low thyroid function can cause a reduction in the production of hormones by the thymus gland. Since I'm taking meds to increase my hormones wouldn't that mean it's also increasing my thymus and causing it to become enlarged?
PLEASE SEE YOUR DOCTOR, NOW.
You may be getting sick with a flu of some sort if your lymph nodes are swollen.
T cells mature in the thymus The T-cells mature in both the thymus gland and the organs known as tonsils.
The THYMUS GLAND
Dr. Tina Walker of Lost River Animal Hospital in Baker, West Virginia says the thymus of a fetal pig or cat atrophy's as they reach adulthood. The thymus of cats and pigs act the same as a human's thymus.
Pituitary gland
Thymine from the thymus gland.
The Thymus gland.
T cells mature in the thymus The T-cells mature in both the thymus gland and the organs known as tonsils.
The thymus is an organ in the upper chest, which all mammals have. The calf thymus is a thymus that belongs to a calf. Calf thymus DNA, is the DNA that can be isolated from this calf thymus. Calf thymus DNA is used for many experiments, because the thymus has a very high yield of DNA (calf thymus DNA has a yield of approx. 2.542% (w/w))
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After puberty the thymus degenerate
The thymus is part of the immune system.
Thymosin is produced by the thymus gland of the endocrine system.Thymus GlandThe Thymus Gland.The thymus gland is the organ that secretes thymosin.The Thymus gland
Thymus pannonicus was created in 1785.
Thymus is a plant or an herb.
The thymus glands
Thymus (Apex)
medical term pertaining to the thymus