Paul Saladino· MD
we actually have estrogen receptors in the thyroid so we have alpha and beta estrogen receptors in thyroid and estrogen can have both a direct and an indirect effect on a thyroid
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we actually have estrogen receptors in the thyroid so we have alpha and beta estrogen receptors in thyroid and estrogen can have both a direct and an indirect effect on a thyroid
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thyroid disease is much more common in women than in men and it is is due to the effect of estrogen on the thyroid
I think there is evidence that estrogen higher estrogen levels in women which go along with female physiology do predispose in some ways to autoimmunity. I mean you see all almost all autoimmune diseases have a higher incidence in women whether it's Hashimoto's thyroiditis which is >> autoimmune thyroiditis.