Women have many health crises lying in wait, just like one small landmine after another. Not stepping on them doesn’t mean you can get out of it. When you suddenly find that you are always tired one day, your health problem may be breaking out.
Do you always feel tired?
Do you often feel powerless and energetic?
You think you’re just tired and need a rest
What you didn’t expect is that there is another possibility – a-low!
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Do you still feel tired even in the morning when you just wake up? I love my husband very much, but I just can’t get excited?
In the eyes of colleagues, you seldom lose your temper, but you feel depressed? I’ve never measured the circumference of my neck, but I intuitively feel that my neck has become thicker? Don’t eat too much, but you can’t stop getting fat
If you answered yes to most of the above questions, you have reason to doubt whether you have hypothyroidism.
Studies have found that about 20% of white-collar workers aged about 30 in cities have hypothyroidism to varying degrees. And unlike the “well-known” hyperthyroidism, many modern women suffer from hypothyroidism without knowing it. Many people will mistakenly think that they are just too tired, which is actually a physical symptom caused by hypothyroidism.
Is hypothyroidism a female disease?
Hypothyroidism is a typical female disease, with a male to female ratio of 1:5. Clinically, it has been found that women who are under great pressure in life and work, who are irritable, and who are not good at relieving stress have a higher probability of hypothyroidism. This is because mental stimulation and anger will lead to a decrease in thyroxine secretion. It can be seen that the onset of hypothyroidism is closely related to our stress and emotional state.
What hidden dangers will hypothyroidism bring to health?
Hypothyroidism affects our cardiovascular function. Because hypothyroidism will lead to the increase of triglycerides and the decrease of high-density lipoprotein (good) cholesterol, and the level of thyroid hormone has a direct impact on the heart, because insufficient secretion function will lead to weak heart beat, slow down or even bring about cardiac effusion. In addition, the thyroid gland also affects sexual function. Women with hypothyroidism often have obstacles to sexual function, and may even lead to menstrual disorders, reduced fertility, and easy abortion once they become pregnant.
Suspected a-low? Temperature self-test!
If you suspect that you have hypothyroidism, you may as well take a self-test through the measurement of basic body temperature. Experts believe that the basic body temperature test is a very simple and accurate measurement method for hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. The operation steps are as follows: measure the underarm body temperature before getting up (just after waking up, and before doing any mental and physical exercises) for three consecutive mornings. For women with menstruation, it should be measured on the second and third days of menstruation. Because the temperature of the menstrual cycle fluctuates, women should avoid measuring it on the 10th to 14th day of the menstrual cycle to avoid ovulation. Before going to bed at night, throw off the mercury column of the thermometer, put the thermometer beside the bed, put the thermometer under your arm for 10 minutes when you wake up in the morning, record the temperature for three consecutive days, and refer to the following scores.
Score interpretation
36.6 ℃ ~ 36.8 ℃ (normal range of thyroid function)
>Hyperthyroidism may exist at 36.8 ℃
If the self-test results show that you do have hypothyroidism, you should go to the Endocrinology Department of the hospital for a thyroid function test of 5 items. This test only needs blood drawn, not an empty stomach. Triiodothyronine (T3) index should be between 1.34 and 2.73nmol/l, and T4 index should be between 78.4 and 157.4nmol/l. TSH index is normal when it is between 0.34 and 5.60miu/l.
This examination standard fluctuates slightly in different hospitals. When you find that your indicators are obviously abnormal, you should consult your doctor for treatment as soon as possible. Because hypothyroidism will affect women’s reproductive function, making women unable to be mothers smoothly.
Who are more prone to hypothyroidism?
Over dieters
Experts have found that reducing calorie intake will cause metabolic disorders and reduce thyroid function. Some dieters may even reduce their metabolic rate by 30%, and this side effect may even be permanent. The exquisite waist line makes people yearn, but don’t just rely on eating less to lose weight. The healthy way is the right way to exercise and the good habit of persistence.
Lovers of high sugar and carbohydrate foods
The temptation of sweets is everywhere, and this is also a trap for thyroid health. Endocrinologists say that excessive intake of refined rice and flour products, including bread, biscuits, cakes, steamed bread, rice and noodles, will lead to excessive insulin secretion and low thyroid function. Especially for high-risk groups with familial type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Excessive intake of estrogen health products
Estrogen is also a topic that women love and hate. With less estrogen, our skin is not moist enough, but too much estrogen will limit the function of the thyroid gland, although there is no problem with the thyroid itself. Estrogens are ubiquitous in the environment. They may come from the nutritional and health products we eat, including soybean isoflavones, Pueraria, evening primrose, propolis, pollen, etc; It may also be the food we eat daily, such as bean products; It can also be all kinds of chemicals we come into contact with, including plastics, radiation, polluted air and water.
Those who have suffered from thyroid disease
In addition, for those who have had thyroid surgery, partial removal of the thyroid gland will affect the secretion of the thyroid gland. In addition, people who have had thyroiditis will also suffer from secondary hypothyroidism if they use inappropriate drugs.
How to prevent hypothyroidism in life?
Balanced nutrition and iodine supplement
In the youth of material scarcity, our thyroid gland became sick because of lack of nutrition. In today’s material rich society, we may be short of trace elements due to picky eating. Iodine deficiency is one of the causes of hypothyroidism. Experts say that our daily iodine supplementation lessons can be diversified: in addition to iodized salt, we can also take it from iodized soy sauce and iodized bread, as well as foods rich in iodine such as kelp and laver. In addition, other seafood also contain iodine.
Consult your doctor before taking any medicine
Some drugs, such as sulfonamides, butazone, p-salicylic acid, thiourea, etc., can hinder the synthesis of thyroxine. If you already have hypothyroidism, you should also avoid using vulcanizing agents and antihistamine drugs.
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