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For early intervention, few examples are more relevant than postpartum thyroiditis, which occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to be inflamed.
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Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, also known as Hashimotos’ disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the thyroid, leading to damage.
—Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Health, 24 Jan. 2024
More prevalent in women, it’s also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, and is the most common cause of underactive thyroid in the U.S.
Having another autoimmune disorder can put someone at elevated risk of developing Hashimoto’s.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023
Antibodies to thyroid peroxidase are found in about 20% of healthy women, up to 40% of people with Type 1 diabetes, and in 90% to 100% of people with autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 June 2022
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Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, also known as Hashimotos’ disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the thyroid, leading to damage.
—Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Health, 24 Jan. 2024
More prevalent in women, it’s also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, and is the most common cause of underactive thyroid in the U.S.
Having another autoimmune disorder can put someone at elevated risk of developing Hashimoto’s.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023
Antibodies to thyroid peroxidase are found in about 20% of healthy women, up to 40% of people with Type 1 diabetes, and in 90% to 100% of people with autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 June 2022
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thyroiditis
noun
thy·roid·itis
ˌthī-ˌrȯid-ˈīt-əs, -rəd- 
: inflammation of the thyroid gland
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