Thyroid Health for Women

Thyroid Health For Women Harding Medical InstituteCan Affect Every Metabolic Function

Proper thyroid function plays a crucial role in regulating all body functions. Your thyroid gland is your bodies regulator of metabolism. It regulates your weight, energy, heat production, bodies growth, tissue repair, development, mental process, and stimulates protein synthesis. Furthermore, thyroid hormone even can affect sexual functions.  With the vast number of functions the thyroid gland controls, regulates, or influences it is an essential hormone for women’s health.

While thyroid dysfunction can occur at any age, it is common for thyroid problems to begin to appear at menopause. Your ovaries have thyroid hormone receptors while the thyroid gland also has estrogen receptors. When the ovaries stop producing as much estradiol during perimenopause and then into menopause this decrease can drastically change your thyroid production of hormones.

Thyroid Imbalance Can Either Be Hypothyroid or Hyperthyroid:

 

The following are symptoms of low thyroid hormone production (hypothyroidism)

This is characterized by the slowing down of the body

  • Depression
  • Weight gain
  • Always Feeling Cold
  • Constipation
  • Headaches
  • Brittle nails
  • Rough, dry skin
  • Menstrual irregularities
  • Fluid retention
  • Poor circulation
  • Elbow keratosis
  • Diffuse hair loss
  • Slow speech
  • Decreased memory
  • Inability to concentrate
  • Muscle and joint pain
  • Reduced heart rate
  • Slow movements
  • Puffy face
  • Swollen eyelids
  • Decreased sexual interest

Other Interesting Facts About Hypothyroidism:

Thyroid hormones also affect muscle metabolism. If your thyroid is not functioning optimally then you do not build muscle.

Mild thyroid dysfunction is associated with heart disease.

Decreased T3 production will cause less cholesterol to be removed from your blood which causes an elevation of LDL (bad cholesterol). People with low thyroid levels have raised cholesterol levels 10 to 50% higher than people with normal thyroid function.

Many people with fibromyalgia also have hypothyroidism.

The following are symptoms of high thyroid hormone production (hyperthyroidism):

This is characterized by the speeding up of the body.

  • Anxiety
  • Weight loss
  • Always Feeling Hot
  • Diarrhea
  • Headaches
  • Brittle nails
  • Rough, dry skin
  • Menstrual irregularities
  • Decreased memory
  • Inability to concentrate
  • Muscle and joint pain
  • Increased heart rate
  • Fast movements
  • Puffy face
  • Swollen eyelids
  • Decreased sexual interest

Testing For Thyroid Hormone Imbalance:

At the Harding Medical Institute, we measure your entire thyroid panel. Thyroid disease is commonly missed in women with the standard hormone profile. Our physicians are specialists in diagnosing and treating thyroid disorders.  At the Harding Medical Institute, we do precise blood evaluations to pick up disease at an early stage: TSH, thyroid panel, Free T3, Free T4 and thyroid antibodies. We also monitor the conversion of T4 to T3. By monitoring this conversion we can detect thyroid dysfunctions that show up as normal on basic lab tests but miss the import test of if you can adequately convert T4 to T3.  Also, our individualized program focuses on other key factors that can adversely affect thyroid function such as nutrient deficiencies, medications, diet, and other hormone interactions.

Treating Thyroid Imbalance:

Thyroid imbalance is a very common hormone disorder that can quickly be fixed.  From Hypothyroidism to Hyperthyroidism we work to bring your hormone levels back to normal and create a program specific to your medical history.

Take advantage of Our FREE Thyroid Consultation Today or call to schedule your appointment at 407-210-2101.

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