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Should I Be Worried As I Was Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism?
i was diagnosed having hypothyroidism many years ago and was upgraded over time to 250mcg of sythroid, last year was unable to visit doc due to finances,,, recently got ins again and doc started me out on 50mcg to work my way back up,,, my mother , both brothers, aunts, uncles r all hypo,,,my brother had thyroid cancer few yrs back and my mother was diagnosed with pituitary tumor 20yrs ago and during my reading that can cause problems with thyroid,,,should i b worried
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
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Problems with the pituitary can cause thyroid disease.
There is an area of the brain called the hypothalamus which releases different hormones that then influence the release of hormones from the pituitary.
One of the hormones released from the pituitary is called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
This hormone then stimulates the thyroid gland to release more thyroid hormone.
Low or high levels of the thyroid can be related to the thyroid gland itself or to the pituitary.
Your doctors would have likely determined if your hypothyroidism was related to your thyroid gland or your pituitary gland.
I hope this helps
Problems with the pituitary can cause thyroid disease.
There is an area of the brain called the hypothalamus which releases different hormones that then influence the release of hormones from the pituitary.
One of the hormones released from the pituitary is called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
This hormone then stimulates the thyroid gland to release more thyroid hormone.
Low or high levels of the thyroid can be related to the thyroid gland itself or to the pituitary.
Your doctors would have likely determined if your hypothyroidism was related to your thyroid gland or your pituitary gland.
I hope this helps
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