{"id":731,"date":"2022-04-07T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/ar-en\/?post_type=post_thyroid&#038;p=731"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T19:57:28","slug":"about-hashimotos-thyroiditis","status":"publish","type":"post_thyroid","link":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/ar-en\/thyroid\/about-hashimotos-thyroiditis\/","title":{"rendered":"About Hashimoto&#8217;s Thyroiditis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-electviolet-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the body\u2019s immune system turns against itself and attacks the thyroid.<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;This leads to the gradual, long-term destruction of the thyroid gland, and therefore insufficient levels of thyroid hormones.<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;As the disease progresses, the thyroid may produce too few thyroid hormones, resulting in hypothyroidism.<sup>1<\/sup><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is at risk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis can affect any individual at any age, but mostly occurs in middle-aged women and people with a family history of thyroid disorders.1\u00a0Why the immune system attacks the thyroid gland is not yet known, but possible risk factors include viral or bacterial infection and having another autoimmune disease such as type 1\u00a0diabetes.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms of Hashimoto\u2019s disease<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This disease can go unnoticed for a long time. In the course of the disease the thyroid gland can become exhausted, and you might develop hypothyroidism with symptoms such as:<sup>1,3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fatigue and drowsiness and\/or weakness<\/li><li>Cold intolerance<\/li><li>Difficulty concentrating or thinking<\/li><li>Depression<\/li><li>Weight gain<\/li><li>Enlarged neck or presence of goiter, which may be an early symptom, and, later in the disease, a small or shrunken thyroid gland<\/li><li>Abnormal menstrual periods with heavy\/irregular menses<\/li><li>Constipation<\/li><li>Joint or muscle pain<\/li><li>Hair loss<\/li><li>Dry skin<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis is diagnosed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People with Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis often present symptoms of hypothyroidism, sometimes accompanied by the finding of a goiter.<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;Symptoms alone are not a reliable proof of this disease. Blood tests are needed to make a valid diagnosis. If you have high levels of TSH in the blood and low levels of free T4 (thyroxine circulating freely in the blood) you probably have hypothyroidism.<sup>4<\/sup>&nbsp;Antibodies against thyroid peroxidase, an enzyme involved in the production of thyroid hormones, are usually elevated in cases of Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Treatment for the disease<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are diagnosed with Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis your doctor will prescribe thyroxine replacement hormone to treat this condition.<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;Most patients with Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis will require lifelong treatment with the appropriate medication.<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;Finding the appropriate dose, particularly at the beginning may require testing with TSH every 6-8 weeks after any dose adjustment, until the correct dose is determined. After that, monitoring of TSH once a year is generally sufficient.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Useful websites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient information on thyroid health published by the American Thyroid Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid-fed.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.thyroid-fed.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient information from Thyroid Federation International.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.merckserono.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.merckserono.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therapiegebiete\/Endokrinologische Erkrankungen\/Schilddr\u00fcse\/Brosch\u00fcren \u201eIhr Hashimoto Ratgeber\u201c und \u201eIhr Basedow Ratgeber\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n      <section class=\"reference-content\">\n        <div class=\"ref-header\">\n          <a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseExample\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseExample\">\n            <i class=\"fas\"><\/i>\n            References          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"collapse content-collapse\" id=\"collapseExample\">\n          <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 text-reference\">\n              <ol>\n<li>Medline Plus. Chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto\u2019s disease). Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000371.htm\">http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000371.htm<\/a>.\u00a0Last accessed February 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Mayo Clinic. Hashimoto\u2019s disease. Symptoms and causes. Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/hashimotos-disease\/symptoms-causes\/dxc-20269764\">http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/hashimotos-disease\/symptoms-causes\/dxc-20269764<\/a>.\u00a0Last accessed February 2022.<\/li>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis (lymphocytic thyroiditis). Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/Hashimoto_Thyroiditis.pdf\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/Hashimoto_Thyroiditis.pdf<\/a>.\u00a0Last accessed February 2022.<\/li>\n<li>British Thyroid Foundation. Thyroid function tests. Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.btf-thyroid.org\/information\/quick-guides\/97-thyroid-function-tests\">http:\/\/www.btf-thyroid.org\/information\/quick-guides\/97-thyroid-function-tests<\/a>.\u00a0Last accessed February 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>GL-NONE-00102<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Date of preparation: February 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the body\u2019s immune system turns against itself and attacks the thyroid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":803,"template":"","category_thyroid":[7],"class_list":["post-731","post_thyroid","type-post_thyroid","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category_thyroid-the-thyroid"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About Hashimoto&#039;s Thyroiditis - 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