Thyroiditis is very common, and among the sick population, there are more and more female patients.

After suffering from thyroiditis, the impact and damage suffered are inevitable. So, what are the effects of women suffering from thyroiditis? Take a look below.

1. What is thyroiditis?

In layman’s terms, thyroiditis is inflammation of the thyroid gland. It can be divided into acute, subacute and chronic. It can occur in all ages and is still very harmful to people, especially women.

(1) Patients with thyroiditis will experience severe pain in the thyroid gland. The volume of the thyroid gland in thyroiditis is larger than normal, and they often have general discomfort, fatigue, muscle pain, and may also be accompanied by fever.

(2) The patient's enlarged thyroid may compress the trachea and affect breathing. Over time, the trachea may soften, and in severe cases, it may even cause suffocation.

(3) If the recurrent laryngeal nerve and cervical venous return are compressed, the patient may suffer from hoarseness, facial swelling, etc.

When inflammation destroys thyroid tissue to a certain extent, our thyroid gland cannot secrete enough thyroid hormone, resulting in permanent hypothyroidism.

2. What are the effects of thyroiditis on women?

(1) Hypothyroidism will put people in a sub-healthy state due to slowed metabolism.

Hypothyroidism in expectant mothers can also lead to an imbalance of thyroid hormones, and they need to go to a regular thyroid hospital for regular check-ups to avoid affecting fetal development.

It increases the probability of fetal miscarriage and malformation, and also causes physical and intellectual retardation of the fetus after birth. We must also pay attention to preventing this disease in life and reducing the chance of suffering from this disease is the danger of thyroiditis.

(2) Hashimoto’s disease is also called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. In the early stage of the disease, it is mainly caused by confused enlargement of the thyroid gland. If not treated in time, it will cause many complications, such as hyperthyroidism. It's one of them.

Thyroiditis itself is not fatal, but after hyperthyroidism occurs, hyperthyroid heart disease and crisis are prone to coma and cataplexy. Hypothyroidism requires long-term medication, which is also a common hazard of thyroiditis.

(3) Fortunately, the probability of the disease becoming cancerous is relatively small, but there are still risks. Patients with thyroiditis should actively check and treat while avoiding complications, and female patients should pay more attention!