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Who’s At Risk?




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Any of the following characteristics make you more likely to develop a thyroid disorder:

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  • Being over age 50

  • Being a woman (Women are five times more likely than men to develop hypothyroidism.)

  • Having a family history of thyroid disorder

  • Having another autoimmune disorder, such as Type 1 diabetes

  • Having had thyroid surgery

  • Having been exposed to radiation, especially irradiation to the neck

  • Having been treated for a thyroid problem with radioactive iodine

  • Being iodine-deficient (rare in the United States)

  • Taking too much iodine (in food or drugs)

  • Taking drugs that can slow thyroid function, such as lithium carbonate (used to treat a form of depression called bipolar disorder) or amiodarone (prescribed to treat heart rhythm problems)

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