Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland. The gland then makes less hormone, and blood tests show a rising TSH with thyroid antibodies.
Hashimoto's is the leading cause of a slow thyroid in adult women. The disease is 5 to 8 times more common in women than in men.1 Fatigue, cold hands, heavy periods, and a short luteal phase can all trace back to it. Antibody testing belongs in the workup for hypothyroidism.
One study gave myo-inositol with selenium to 86 adults who had Hashimoto's and mild thyroid failure. Over six months, TSH fell and both antibody levels fell, in a single group study with no control arm.2
Cited in this entry
- Wartofsky L, Van Nostrand D, Burman KD. Overt and 'subclinical' hypothyroidism in women. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 2006. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16842634/
- Nordio M, Basciani S. Treatment with Myo-Inositol and Selenium Ensures Euthyroidism in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2017. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28293260/
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