 Namaskar. I am Dr. Savarika Mukherjee. I am a consultant endocrinologist at Manipal hospitals in Kolkata. I will be talking today about thyroid problems in women. And this is specially done for the world's women's day, which is on the 8th of March. Women suffer from thyroid disorders more than in men. There isn't any particular reason that why women have a little bit increased tendency to get thyroid disorders than men. Amongst thyroid disorders there can be two sorts of disorders. One is overactivity of the thyroid and another is underactivity of the thyroid. Thyroid is a gland which sits on the middle of your neck and it produces a hormone called thyroxin, which mainly controls your metabolism. So in case of hypothyroidism, the gland is not functioning up to its optimum and producing less amount of thyroxin hormone. And in case of hyperthyroidism, the gland is producing an excessive amount of hormone than what you require. So when you have a hypothyroidism, what happens? The gland is functioning less. So there is another gland in the sitting at the base of the brain, which is called the pituitary gland. It secretes a hormone called TSH or thyroid-stimulating hormone and that hormone controls the production of thyroxin hormone. So when your gland is not functioning up to its optimum, your thyroxin is a bit less secreted from thyroid gland than the TSH level from the pituitary goes up. And this is very easy to measure in the laboratory and if your TSH level is very high, then that indicates that your tendency is towards hypothyroidism or an underactive thyroid. Now amongst overactive and underactive thyroid, underactive thyroid is more common than overactive thyroid. And when you have an overactive thyroid, there is excess amount of thyroxin being produced and there is a signal sent to your pituitary gland to produce less amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone. So the TSH secretion comes down, which is measured in the lab and your doctor predicts that you have a thyroid problem. So whatever form of thyroid problem you have, it is potentially treatable. Hypothyroid can be controlled with a very simple medicine called thyroxin, which you have to take early in the morning once you wake up. And within half an hour, don't take any food or drink and your doctor should be able to adjust the level of thyroxin exactly what level you require. What how much of power of thyroxin you require according to your TSH level. And once you have a hyperthyroid or overactive thyroid, your doctor doesn't work out that why this hyperthyroid has happened and accordingly your treatment is offered. Hope this short video will give you help to clarify all of the doubts and you have in mind about thyroid problems. And we shall be discussing a lot more on the thyroid issue, specifically say one session on hypothyroid, maybe another on hyperthyroid and there shall be more detailed discussion on this. Thank you very much for listening. Thank you. Namaskar. My name is Dr. Shagori Kamukharji. I am a consultant endocrinologist at Monipal Hospital, Kolkata. Today, we are going to talk about the thyroid problem. This World Women's Day on 8th of March. We are going to talk about the thyroid problem caused by thyroid disorders. Thyroid is a gland that is usually in the middle of the body. Thyroid gland has a hormone called Thyroxin. When there is little Thyroxin in the thyroid gland, if there is little amount of Thyroxin, then there is hypothyroidism. When there is a lot of Thyroxin, then there is hyperthyroidism. This Thyroxin has a hormone called thyroid gland. It mainly controls our metabolism. Hyperthyroidism is underactive thyroid. When there is little amount of thyroid, then there is a lot of it. And you can see that there is a lot of thyroid problem in women. There is a lot of it. There is a lot of it. Now, the thyroid hormone that comes out of the thyroid gland, it also controls the arachnid hormone. It also controls the TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone. It comes out of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is the base of the brain. But if you take a pin for the pain, then it is easily hit by the pituitary gland. In this case, there is thyroid stimulating hormone, which controls the production of thyroid hormone. When there is excessive amount of thyroid hormone, then there is a little amount of hyperthyroidism. Then, the level of TSH is too low. When there is a little amount of thyroid hormone, then the level of TSH is too high. But in the laboratory, the level of TSH is very low. The value of TSH is very low. It is very high. Then, the level of TSH is very low. If there is hyperthyroidism, which is very common in hyperthyroidism, then there is a medicine called Thyroxin. Thyroxin is not generic for the medicine. Now, it is possible to buy a brand for different reasons. Then, the brand that you are talking about, the level of TSH is very low. You can also buy a good brand. You can also buy a dose. In every 2-3 months, initially, we are testing the level of TSH. We are adjusting the dose. But in the last 6-8 months, the dose is very stable. And every day, you will be able to get rid of all the diseases. You will not be able to eat anything for less than half an hour. Then, you will be able to have a normal life. If there is hyperthyroidism, then if you are diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, then you will be able to test many more things. Why is hyperthyroidism? And all that, you will be able to get rid of it. It is not possible to get hyperthyroidism. It is not possible to get hyperthyroidism. Thyroidism is potentially treatable. And if you are not able to get rid of it, then you will be able to get rid of it. If you feel hyperthyroidism, you will become obese, depressed. You will become muscly, weak. It is most likely to get strong in the village. If you feel like having a hard time, then you will be able to get depressed. If you feel hyperthyroidism, then you will be able to get rid of it. You will feel very warm. You will be able to touch your hands. You will be able to face serious problems. If you get really tired, you get full speed. If you have any problems with thyroid, you can potentially treat it, but don't neglect it. If you have a problem with thyroid diagnosis, you can treat it with chicken. I hope you have learned a lot from this information. We will have more detailed discussions on hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Thank you very much.