What are the damgers in hypothyroidism?

Answer 1

Potential Dangers of Hypothyroidism

Because the body is expecting a certain amount of thyroid hormone the pituitary will make additional thyroid-stimulating-hormone (TSH) in an attempt to entice the thyroid to produce more hormone. This constant bombardment with high levels of TSH may cause the thyroid gland to become enlarged and form a goiter (termed a "compensatory goiter"a deficiency of thyroid hormone is a common cause of goiter formation. Left untreated, the symptoms of hypothyroidism will usually progress. Rarely, complications can result in severe life-threatening depression, heart failure or coma.

Answer 2

In adults, untreated hypothyroidism can cause several complications, including fluid around the heart and an increase in the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (increasing the risk of coronary artery disease and stroke). Severe hypothyroidism can cause a life-threatening condition called myxedema coma.

Whether untreated hypothyroidism gets better or worse depends on its cause and your age. Hypothyroidism caused by Hashimoto's thyroiditis-a disease in which the body's natural defense (immune) system attacks the thyroid gland-occasionally will disappear on its own. More often, you will have a gradual loss of thyroid function.

Women may develop hypothyroidism during or after pregnancy. Hypothyroidism that developed before pregnancy may become worse during pregnancy.

Answer 3

Decreased body temperature
decreased heart rate, blood pressure
poor healing, muscle weakness
weight gain
fatigue
excessive sleep
poor mental function
coarsening and loss of scalp hair.
loss of pigment in scalp and other body hair
myxedema of eyes, hands, feet, tongue, voicevox
poor protein synthesis
poor myelination of nerves
changes in EKG

pregnant mothers who have hypothyroidism increase the chance of their unborn baby to have decreased birth weight and IQ.

children born with hypothyroidism usually end up with a large goiter, poor growth, poor development of the nervous system and the effects are not reversible unless treated within the first few years

Answer 4

very few dangers - most common stuff is hypertension and a slightly higher than normal blood pressure.

heres the list of all the things here , but dont worry 99% of the time none of the symptoms or probs listed here show up-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothyroidism

Answer 5

mental retardation
hypothermia
hypogonadism
growth retardation

Answer 6

go to medicinenet.com---and you will get all the information you need--