{"id":2689,"date":"2026-03-13T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/about-the-thyroid\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:36:10","slug":"about-the-thyroid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/pl\/about-the-thyroid\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Thyroid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-health-block-1MIQrJ wp-block-lazyblock-health-block\"><div class=\"heading-detail\">\n      <p>TARCZYCA<\/p>\n<h1>O TARCZYCY<\/h1>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n  <div class=\"detail-heading\">\n          <p>Gruczo\u0142 tarczowy (tarczyca) to niewielki narz\u0105d o kszta\u0142cie przypominaj\u0105cym motyla, po\u0142o\u017cony u podstawy szyi, przed tchawic\u0105.<br \/>Pe\u0142ni rol\u0119 jednego z g\u0142\u00f3wnych regulator\u00f3w metabolizmu i odgrywa kluczow\u0105 rol\u0119 w utrzymaniu zdrowia oraz dobrego samopoczucia\u00b9\u02d2\u00b2.<br \/>Tarczyca produkuje, magazynuje i uwalnia hormony do krwi, reguluj\u0105c tempo przemian zachodz\u0105cych w organizmie\u00b2.<br \/>Hormony te s\u0105 niezb\u0119dne do prawid\u0142owego funkcjonowania wszystkich tkanek i narz\u0105d\u00f3w. Wp\u0142ywaj\u0105 m.in. na spos\u00f3b wykorzystywania energii, pomagaj\u0105 utrzyma\u0107 prawid\u0142ow\u0105 temperatur\u0119 cia\u0142a oraz wspieraj\u0105 prac\u0119 mi\u0119\u015bni\u00b3.<\/p>      <\/div>\n  \n<div class=\"parent\">\n\t<div class=\"share-wrapper mb\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"social-container\" id=\"socialBox\">\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"facebookShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/facebook-share.svg\" alt=\"Facebook\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"linkedinShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/linkedin-share.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"whatsappShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/whatsapp-share.svg\" alt=\"WhatsApp\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"emailShare\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/email-share.svg\" alt=\"Email\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"copyLink\" data-copied=\"Link copied!\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/link-share.svg\" alt=\"Copy Link\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"share-btn\" id=\"shareBtn\">\n\t\t\t<span>UDZIA\u0141<\/span>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"share-btn-detail-page\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/share-icon.png\" alt=\"\">\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n      <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid.webp 966w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ZABURZENIA CZYNNO\u015aCI TARCZYCY \u2013 KTO JEST W GRUPIE RYZYKA?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Zaburzenia czynno\u015bci tarczycy wyst\u0119puj\u0105 bardzo cz\u0119sto, zw\u0142aszcza u kobiet<sup>4<\/sup>.<br \/>Nie do ko\u0144ca wiadomo, dlaczego kobiety s\u0105 bardziej nara\u017cone na ich rozw\u00f3j ni\u017c m\u0119\u017cczy\u017ani. Wiadomo jednak, \u017ce choroby tarczycy mog\u0105 pojawia\u0107 si\u0119 u nich cz\u0119\u015bciej i we wcze\u015bniejszym okresie \u017cycia<sup>4.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>W niekt\u00f3rych momentach \u017cycia ryzyko wyst\u0105pienia zaburze\u0144 czynno\u015bci tarczycy mo\u017ce by\u0107 wi\u0119ksze. Dotyczy to szczeg\u00f3lnie sytuacji zwi\u0105zanych ze zmianami hormonalnymi, takich jak:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>okres po niedawno zako\u0144czonej ci\u0105\u017cy (mo\u017ce wi\u0105za\u0107 si\u0119 z nadczynno\u015bci\u0105 tarczycy);<\/li>\n<li>ci\u0105\u017ca, po\u0142\u00f3g, menopauza (niedoczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wi\u0119ksze ryzyko rozwoju zaburze\u0144 czynno\u015bci tarczycy \u2013 niezale\u017cnie od p\u0142ci \u2013 stwierdza si\u0119 u os\u00f3<sup>4<\/sup>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>z zaburzeniami czynno\u015bci tarczycy w rodzinie (niedoczynno\u015b\u0107 i nadczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy),<\/li>\n<li>z chorobami autoimmunologicznymi jak cukrzyca typu 1 (niedoczynno\u015b\u0107 i nadczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy),<\/li>\n<li>w wieku powy\u017cej 60 lat (niedoczynno\u015b\u0107 i nadczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy),<\/li>\n<li>z zaburzeniami czynno\u015bci tarczycy w wywiadzie lub po przebytym leczeniu operacyjnym tarczycy (niedoczynno\u015b\u0107 i nadczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy),<\/li>\n<li>z zespo\u0142em Downa lub z zespo\u0142em Turnera (niedoczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy),<\/li>\n<li>leczonych litem w wywiadzie (niedoczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy),<\/li>\n<li>rasy bia\u0142ej lub azjatyckiej (nadczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy),<\/li>\n<li>przyjmuj\u0105cych du\u017ce ilo\u015bci jodu w diecie lub w lekach (nadczynno\u015b\u0107 tarczycy).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Osoby poddawane radioterapii lub na\u015bwietlaniu okolicy szyi maj\u0105 zwi\u0119kszone ryzyko rozwoju zaburze\u0144 czynno\u015bci tarczycy<sup>4<\/sup>.<\/p>  \n\n      <div class=\"reference-toggle\">\n      <div class=\"ref-header1\" id=\"refToggle\">\n        <span>PI\u015aMIENNICTWO<\/span>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"refimg\" id=\"refIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/ref-close.webp\" alt=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ref-content\" id=\"refContent\">\n        <ul>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Thyroid blood tests and general well-being, mood and brain function. Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/patient-thyroid-information\/ct-for-patients\/august-2016\/vol-9-issue-8-p-8-9\/\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/patient-thyroid-information\/ct-for-patients\/august-2016\/vol-9-issue-8-p-8-9\/<\/a>. Last accessed February 2022<\/li>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Hyperthyroidism. Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hyperthyroidism-brochure.pdf\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hyperthyroidism-brochure.pdf<\/a>. Last accessed February 2022<\/li>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Hypothyroidism. Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hypothyroidism-brochure.pdf\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hypothyroidism-brochure.pdf<\/a>. Last accessed February 2022<\/li>\n<li>Everyday Health. Are you at risk for thyroid disease? Available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/thyroid-conditions\/evaluating-your-thyroid-disease-risk.aspx\">http:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/thyroid-conditions\/evaluating-your-thyroid-disease-risk.aspx<\/a>. Last accessed February 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n      <h4>PL-NONT-00093<\/h4>\n<h4>Date of Prep: June 2026<\/h4>  \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-health.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2689","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About The Thyroid - Thyroid Aware<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/pl\/about-the-thyroid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pl_PL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About The Thyroid - 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