All Blood Tests

As we usually say it, “Hair is the woman’s crowning glory.” Certainly, you don’t want to be bald at an early age unless you are a movie actress or actor and your director ordered you to be such. But whether we like it or not; whether we expect it or not; whether we accept it or not; we cannot escape hair loss. Hair loss comes naturally through the following:

* aging

* cosmetic chemicals

* drugs, medication, radiation

* illness and severe infection

* heredity

* immune system disorder

* menopause

* poor blood circulation

* pregnancy

* pulling

* sebum buildup

* stress and nervous disorders

* hormonal imbalance

We’ve mentioned hormonal imbalance. You must know that low thyroid or hypothyroidism can cause hair loss. Hair loss is the result of low hormones and androgens and estrogens. Thy thyroid gland is said to be “underactive” when it produces low hormones.

Hypothyroidism may occur among all ages or at birth. That is why newborns on US are being monitored to prevent this illness to occur. In the case of infants, this illness is formed when thyroid did not form well in the fetus. It is quite difficult to determine the symptoms of hypothyroidism among infants or in newborns. Reduced growth, reduced development, enlarged tongue, reduced muscle tone, dry skin and constipation are the visible results of low thyroid among infants. Reduced growth and development encompass all aspects including that of the hair.

In special cases, US doctors may alter the thyroid hormones with synthetic thyroxine. When replacement took place, the child’s parent may notice that the child is becoming hyperactive where in fact the child is just transforming to his or her “real or natural” state.

Some people take thyroid replacement hormones such as Armour® (combination of T4 and T3). This medicine is one of the many common cures to this illness. It is usually made out of thyroids of pigs. In modern treatments, animal thyroid is replaced by synthetic versions of thyroid hormones.

Hypothyroidism is the result when the thyroid gland did not produce enough hormones to sustain metabolism. This problem of the thyroid gland is often associated with the other sickness. That is the reason why doctors sometimes overlooked this sickness. In the end, the thyroid problem of that person is uncured for years. As a result, hair loss may take place. Day after day, a person suffering hypothyroidism counts the hair strands dropping from his or her scalp.

Before we could treat this ailment, let’s know first its causes and later we will mention possible solutions. The following are the two causes of hypothyroidism:

* Inflammation

Some thyroid cells will malfunction in producing hormones when the thyroid is inflamed. This instance may occur because of autoimmune thyroiditis or the Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The inflammation of the thyroid gland takes place when the immune system functions abnormally.

* Medical Treatments

The thyroid will not produce enough hormones if medical surgery took place and some parts of the thyroid are removed.

In addition to the solutions we’ve mentioned before, the radioactive iodine therapy can take place to cure thyroid goiters. In this therapy, some part of the thyroid is removed to stop the enlargement of the thyroid.

Don’t want hair loss, right? So, if you are suffering hypothyroidism, please ask your doctor to conduct thyroid test. Blood test is an example of thyroid test. But keep in mind that each one of us doesn’t have specific need of thyroid hormones. Your thyroid hormone needs may be different to the others. So be sure to tell your doctor about the symptoms of hypothyroidism that you feel and that you notice since blood test may cause normal results.

As a reminder for those with low thyroid, be sure to have thyroid replacement hormones with regular doctor visits before it’s too late