True or False: The thyroid gland is a small butterfly-shaped gland.
The thyroid glandโs main job is to manage your:
Metabolism
Blood pressure
Lymphatic system
Weight gain is often a problem for people with:
Women are more likely than men to have a thyroid imbalance.
Tired all the time? It could be your thyroid.
Youโre most likely to have a low thyroid when youโre:
Pregnant
Starting menopause
Hitting puberty
Overactive thyroid symptom can include:
Changes in thyroid function during pregnancy are normal.
Thereโs a link between autoimmune disorders and thyroid problems.
Thyroid trouble runs in families.
Your doctor should start thyroid screening tests when youโre:
Overactive thyroid can be treated with:
All of these answers
Medications
Surgery
Left untreated, thyroid disease can lead to:
All of these answers.
Heart disease
Osteoporosis
Thyroid problems can lead to thyroid cancer.
3 Comments
12/14
I have hypoparathyroidism so I know all about thyroids.
9/14. Don’t know much about thyroids.
14/14 try the manhattan quiz!!!