| For those people affected by either hair loss or hair | | | | an under-active thyroid gland has been linked to cases |
| thinning there may be many possible causes behind | | | | of overweight adults. |
| the visible symptoms. One of the potential causes is | | | | An enlarged thyroid is a condition that tends to affect |
| thyroid related. To be more specific, an enlarged | | | | more women than men. Precisely why this is so is not |
| thyroid or goiter may be the cause of your hair loss. | | | | yet clear, yet it is known that the cause tends to be a |
| Since there could be many reasons why you are | | | | deficiency in iodine. It is also a condition which tends to |
| experiencing hair loss, it is always wise to get a | | | | be become more common in the older generation. |
| correct diagnosis from a medically trained professional. | | | | However in most people an enlarged thyroid does not |
| In that way, you can ensure that you take the right | | | | cause any problem and is generally not uncomfortable. |
| steps to treat the underlying medical cause and so | | | | Usually a simple blood test is all that will be needed in |
| prevent any further hair loss or thinning. | | | | order for your doctor to ascertain if you have an |
| Many of us have heard about the thyroid gland but | | | | enlarged thyroid, or if your hair loss is the symptom of |
| apart from that may not know too much about it or | | | | something else. Of course what that 'something else' |
| what its actual function is. Your thyroid gland is a small | | | | could be is a myriad of conditions that can require |
| organ that sits around the front of the throat, in the | | | | further tests. |
| same area as your voice box. This organ is essential | | | | If you are diagnosed as having an enlarged thyroid |
| to normal body growth during the early stages of your | | | | which is contributing to your hair loss you'll be pleased |
| life and later on helps govern the body's metabolism. | | | | to hear that treatments are effective and simple. |
| You have probably heard or read about under-active | | | | However, the downside is that you will need to |
| or overactive thyroid glands. This is where the thyroid | | | | continue the treatment for the rest of your life. If you |
| organ is still functioning, yet is classed as not working | | | | do stop the treatment, then the symptoms will begin to |
| according to 'normal' levels. As your metabolism | | | | reappear. |
| defines the rate at which your body absorbs energy, | | | | |