How a thyroid gland can become underactive

Animation to show how a thyroid gland can become underactive.

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• gland
• neck
• hormone

[Elsabicton]

thank you for your great video. you have no idea how much you helped me bu this in my exam.

[samjenkinssam]

you have some great stuff here

[thejameskan]

very interesting video thanks

[strawberryice9]

Presouz - you could have hyperthyroidism instead of an underactive thyroid. Both can cause a goiter.

[presouz]

So funny how I can have a goiter with nodules and my Dr does not think my thryoid is underactive? TWO ways to have a under active thyroid.. why do Dr keep thinking of just the ONE TSH???? UGH bastards

[brysonwiilliamsisgay]

@RaymondLikesMen Considering that Calcitonin inhibits osteoclasts, which are involved in breaking down bone cells to increase blood Ca+2 levels, it is irrelevant to thyroid complications. Also T1 and T2 or monoiodotyrosine and di-iodotyrosine are involved at the colloid level of synthesis of T4 and T3 and does not affect the release of T4 or T3 into the blood stream, mentioning so would be superfluous. What they should have mentioned is how iodine deficiency will also affect hyperthyroidism.

[TheOriginalGyani]

Bday and im now 14

[TheOriginalGyani]

Christina so do i and i was diagnosed on my vday which is today

[LavaShark44]

This is a very cool video but just for the record, the thyroid also produces another hormone: calcitonin

[PrincessKLS]

I have a mild case of it but I still have to be on meds for the rest of my life.

[Dymine787]

Respond to this video...  Google Kelp vitamins/supplements. Great for the Hypo's

[Dymine787]

@christinabeauty996 Search info regarding Kelp Supplements. It works wonders

[christinabeauty996]

ugh i have that!!! im so sad! and im not even close to being 18...wtf!

[blaze301]

0:07-1:50

[berrynice90]

I became hypothyroid because of the soy in my diet, not the fluoride. It can take about 25-40 years of fluoride use before anything occurs, but less than a year if you begin taking excess amounts of soy. Here I was trying to become healthier, and now I'm a 21 year old girl, weighing 30 pounds more than I should with an underactive thyroid...

[shreyasonirocks]

for every one male and females who are suffering from thyroid just consult a good doctor and and go for routine exercises u ll be cured 100% from all diseases its my guarantee but u should not do lazyness for ladies aerobics the best exercise age no bar and no harm from aerobics instead of paying a lots of bucks to doctors get little knowledge about u r problem whatever u hav and start exercising .

[1ukjunglednbraver]

mine is killing me today it just started hurtinf for no reson i think its slightly swollen

[ernesdee2o916]

Can someone help me? I suffer from palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis and I went to talk to a doctor about by condition, she told me I had to go see a dermatologist and get my thyroid gland check out which might be the case of my excessive sweating. Please get back at me. Thanks.

[dimzer111]

i take T3 to cut me up it works heaps good , and its safe theres no damage to my thyroid...yet.

[PatriotRadioMilitia]

FLUORIDE IS WHAT DAMAGES YOU IMMUNE SYSTEM AND Manages YOUR THYROID IT ALSO BLOCKS IODINE UPTAKE ......... GET THE FLUORIDE OUT OF YOUR WATER just google The Effects Of Fluoride On

The Thyroid Gland,,.,.,.,,,..

[Freeegoo]

better then my textbook

[ummirisx33]

I am 16 and I have a big goiter . I was diagnosed 2 years ago . My hormone levels are low . I was prescribed pills to make it normal . This Sucks :(

[purity4all]

@926531 Omg....I thought it just calcified your pineal gland and caused lesions in your blood vessels! Fluoride is freaking poison! I'm getting fluoride free tooth paste asap!

[SovereignBeing]

Fluoride is the maincause of a thyroid problem. Behind that is the parathyroid which produces vitamin D for your body and you need that to absorb calcium. So, what happens if the thyroid is not functioning well? Then the parathyroid isn’t functioning well and yourbones become brittle and less dense because they don’t absorb calcium and that’s why women develop osteoporosis.

[926531]

THYROID DISEASE IS CAUSED BY FLUORIDE, FLUORIDE IS IN OUR TOOTH PASTE AND OUR WATER SUPPLY, THE GOVERNMENT PUT FLUORIDE IN OUR WATER AND PRETENDS IT KILLS CAVITY BUT STUDIES SHOWED THAT IT DOESNT, AND THAT IT CAUSES THYROID IN THE LONG RUN THATS Y 59 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE THYROID