Best Doctors for Hypothyroidism in Adults Treatment in Nehru Nagar, Khammam

Hypothyroidism is a condition that happens when the thyroid gland doesn't make enough hormones into the bloodstream. Symptoms of hypothyroidism are brain fog, depression, anxiety, dry, coarse skin and hair, elevated blood cholesterol levels, fatigue, heavy menstrual periods, hoarseness, inability to tolerate cold temperatures, numbness, drooping eyelids, muscle weakness, soreness, and unexplained weight gain. Types include primary hypothyroidism, low levels of thyroid hormones produced from the thyroid gland; secondary hypothyroidism, which occurs due to an underactive pituitary gland; tertiary hypothyroidism, which occurs when the hypothalamus is unable to produce thyrotropin-releasing hormone and subclinical hypothyroidism occurs due to slightly elevated thyroid stimulating hormone. It may caused by medications like lithium, thalidomide, and amiodarone, iodine deficiency, pituitary gland disorders, and thyroiditis. Hypothyroidism can lead to conditions like goiter, heart tissues, infertility, miscarriage, peripheral neuropathy, and myxedema.