As with any hormonal disorder, the thyroid gland can be affected in two ways: it can produce too much thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism) or too little (hypothyroidism). In this section, we focus on hypothyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones. When the thyroid gland is damaged due to illness or other factors, it leads to a gradual depletion of...
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