What diseases occur when the thyroid gland is dysfunctional?

Dysfunction of the thyroid gland can be associated with either a decrease or an increase in the production of hormones. With hypofunction (decrease), the menstrual cycle in women gets off, the heart rate slows down, the metabolism slows down, the temperature often drops, and cretinism occurs. With increased production of hormones (hyperfunction), Graves’ disease, goiter, irritability, protruding eyes, sweating, tachycardia, autoimmune thyroiditis (when the cells of our body attack the thyroid gland) develop. For prevention, it is worth taking iodine-containing drugs and avoiding unnecessary radiation.