Guide

High Risk Categories

There are a lot of people who seem to be more prone to becoming hypothyroid than others. Various factors may be involved in increasing their risk levels.

For example :

Women, especially those over 40
Women within 6 months after delivery
People with past record of thyroid disorder
People with high cholesterol
People experiencing depression
People with a family history of autoimmune thyroid disease
People who have had x-ray therapy of the head or neck for cancers or Hodgkin's disease
People who have taken or who are taking lithium or amiodarone
People with non thyroid autoimmune disease, for example :
Addison's disease, Type I diabetes, Pernicious anaemia, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, vitiligo

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