{"id":5698,"date":"2023-05-12T23:08:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=5698"},"modified":"2024-04-01T09:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T01:05:47","slug":"an-endocrinologist-talks-about-the-thyroid-gland-the-butterfly-effect","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/endocrinologist-talks-about-thyroid-gland-butterfly-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"An Endocrinologist Talks About the Thyroid Gland &#038; The Butterfly Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5698\" class=\"elementor elementor-5698\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92652c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b92652c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e3b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e3b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>You are sitting at your work desk, but you can hardly get any work done properly. You struggle to curb the trembling in your fingers.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Sweat trickles down your back. You wonder why it feels this warm despite the air-conditioning blowing at maximum speed.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>You swear that you felt a missing beat from the normal pace of your heartbeat. It just feels like there was just something weird with your heartbeat.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Your friends have been complimenting you about how much weight you have lost, but you have a voracious appetite and you keep eating.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Your mercurial mood swings have kept them and other people around you at a distance.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>With all these going on, you just could not help thinking, are all these closely related to your scanty and irregular menses? Or is it part and parcel of that smooth neck swelling at your neck and your protruding eyes?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a674a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4a674a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column 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src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e2-01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e2-01.png 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e2-01-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e2-01-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe3e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6fe3e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa460f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa460f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic01\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You\u2019re not going crazy\u2014It could be your thyroid gland<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71082a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71082a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you had experienced any of the symptoms mentioned above, you may have a condition known as\u00a0<b>hyperthyroidism<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>thyrotoxicosis<\/b>.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>This is a result of\u00a0<b>high levels of thyroid hormone<\/b>, also known as thyroxine, circulating in your blood levels.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Sitting at the neck and resembling a butterfly, the thyroid gland secretes and stores thyroxine, the hormone that plays a vital role in maintaining your daily metabolism and other bodily functions.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Normally, the levels of the thyroxine hormone are kept in check by your body\u2019s mechanism called homeostasis, with any alterations resulting in compensatory responses in your body.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>When this mechanism fails, then the rising thyroxine hormone levels will eventually lead to the symptoms mentioned above.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2a6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee2a6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f719c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f719c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic02\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is a \u2018grave\u2019 one<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055892b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"055892b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Graves\u2019 disease<\/b>\u00a0is one of the most common causes of hyperthyroidism.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>In this disease, the tyroxine stimulating hormone-receptor antibodies stimulate the thyroid gland to produce and release high levels of thyroxine into the blood levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0ff33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ae0ff33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c89f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77c89f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e3-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e3-01.png 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e3-01-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e3-01-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ec4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55ec4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237bcae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237bcae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People with Graves\u2019 disease have\u00a0<b>smooth neck swelling<\/b>\u00a0often accompanied by\u00a0<b>protruding and swollen eyes<\/b>\u00a0as well as\u00a0<b>skin problems<\/b>\u00a0such as hives.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>This affliction often plagues\u00a0<b>women within the reproductive age<\/b>, especially if they have other autoimmune diseases or family members with autoimmune thyroid diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e93df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e93df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94481a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b94481a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic03\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toxic nodules<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38ab8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c38ab8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another cause of hyperthyroidism is the presence of thyroid tissue that\u00a0<b>independently and uncontrollably releases thyroid hormones<\/b>\u00a0into the blood stream.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Known as toxic nodules, this disease is more common in the\u00a0<b>older population<\/b>, especially those with past history of iodine deficiency.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>There can be just a single toxic nodule or multiple toxic nodules in the neck area, giving the appearance of an\u00a0<b>uneven neck swelling<\/b>.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>At times the neck swelling can be large enough to cause\u00a0<b>difficulties in swallowing or breathing<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ec30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3ec30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1091888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1091888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic04\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other possible causes of hyperthyroidism<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa2663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa2663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other rarer causes include acute infection of the thyroid gland or side effects of certain medications.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa40bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fa40bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d0f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1d0f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic05\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is important to see a doctor when you think you have hyperthyroidism<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d27907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d27907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If left untreated, chronically high levels of thyroid hormones may result in\u00a0<b>irregular fast beating<\/b>\u00a0of the heart and subsequently\u00a0<b>heart failure<\/b>.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>This may also result in\u00a0<b>excessive bone mineral loss<\/b>\u00a0that can give rise to\u00a0<b>osteoporosis<\/b>.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Sometimes, patients with hyperthyroidism may develop a severe life-threatening condition known as a\u00a0<b>thyroid storm<\/b>\u00a0if they are down with other acute medical condition such as a chest infection or heart attack.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>A visit to the endocrinologist can be helpful if you think you may have hyperthyroidism, as sometimes the symptoms may be very vague in the early stages.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fadd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3fadd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f4533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6f4533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e4-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e4-01.png 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e4-01-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ha-e4-01-768x276.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71c04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f71c04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdd851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cdd851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On top of a clinical assessment, a\u00a0<b>blood test<\/b>\u00a0is necessary to evaluate the thyroid function and confirm high levels of thyroid hormone in the blood.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Aside from that, further tests such as antibody level testing, ultrasound of the neck, or even a radioactive iodine scan are required to determine the exact cause of hyperthyroidism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99241c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f99241c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2ca3a elementor-widget 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However, patients with toxic nodules usually require life-long medications to control their thyroid hormone levels. 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