World Thyroid Awareness Day: Know About Thyroid Disorder And The Treatment
The World Thyroid Awareness Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness among people. Read further to know about its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Every year, the world thyroid awareness day is observed on May 25 to create awareness among people about thyroid issues, their development, treatment, and causes. The day is celebrated as a dedication towards people suffering from this disease and also to those who are working towards creating awareness and treatment options for the disease across the globe.
The Disease
The thyroid is a gland that is present in our body at the neck. It is a small butterfly-shaped gland. The purpose of the thyroid gland is to regulate the metabolic rate of our body. It also aids to maintain the proper amount of hormones in our body.
It becomes problematic when the thyroid gland stops functioning properly as it produces either too many hormones or too less hormones. There are two types of conditions that take place in the body when the thyroid malfunctions, one is the condition hypothyroidism which happens when there is a decrease in thyroid hormone and the other condition is hyperthyroidism which takes place when there is a sudden increase in weight and thyroid hormone.
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The Symptoms and Causes of the Disease
The disorder in the thyroid gland is created due to various reasons like iodine deficiency, dysfunction of other glands, inflammation of the thyroid gland, etc.
The symptoms of Hyperthyroidism are a decrease in weight, weakness of muscles, reduction in blood flow during menstruation, anxiety, irritability, nervousness, etc. The symptoms of the condition of Hypothyroidism are feeling tired, increase in weight, trouble keeping things in memory, and heavy and frequent flow in menstruation.
Treatment of the Disease
In order to treat the disease, these are the treatment options that are chosen by doctors.
- The doctors prescribe certain medicines so that the thyroid gland stops creating an excess of hormones.
- The radioactive iodine treatment is prescribed which impacts the thyroid cells.
- Medical professionals also opt for beta-blockers which is a type of drug which helps to manage the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction.
- For the treatment of hypothyroidism which balances the insufficient production of thyroid hormone in the body.
