The thyroid is a gland of the endocrine system. The thyroid gland is found in the neck, below the thyroid cartilage (which forms the laryngeal prominence or Adam’s apple). It is responsible for the regulation of thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and thriiodothyronine (T3) that play a large role in the proper conversion of calories and oxygen to energy, called metabolism. For persons with a thyroid hormone problem, there may be an impairment of the structure of the thyroid, the function of the thyroid or pituitary gland.

This thyroid health screener tests some of the common symptoms and risk factors for thyroid disease. It is not a diagnostic tool and should not be used in place of professional, medical advice. The reported symptoms of thyroid diseases are common complaints of many illnesses. If you are concerned about your health or your results from this test, make an appointment to speak to your General Practitioner.

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What is your gender?
Do you have any family or personal history of thyroid conditions, goiter, nodules, or even what your family may have described generically as glandular problems?
Do you regularly consume soy foods or regularly use soy products, such as soy protein, soy capsules, soy powders, soy creams, soy smoothies?
Do you take iodine, a vitamin with iodine, or iodine-containing herbs, such as kelp and bladderwrack regularly?
When you have gone on diets in the past, have you found it difficult, or even impossible to lose weight, or have you even GAINED weight on a diet?
Have you recently started to gain weight inappropriately — basically, without any change in your dietary habits and intake, or exercise level?
Do you regularly eat significant amounts of uncooked “goitrogenic” foods, such as brussels sprouts, broccoli, rutabaga, turnips, kohlrabi, radishes, cauliflower, African cassava, millet, babassu (a palm-tree coconut fruit popular in Brazil and Africa), cabbage and kale?
Are you currently a smoker, or were you a smoker in the past?
Do you have any puffiness or swelling in: eyelid and eye areas,hands and fingers, legs, toes and feet?
Do you find yourself craving sweets and carbohydrates more than usual?
Do you get shaky if you don’t eat, or have other hypoglycemic symptoms?
Are you having any constipation or digestive problems?
Do you now or have you in the past had another autoimmune disease?
Do you have a lower sex drive than you used to? Do you think about or want sex much less than before?
Are you particularly fatigued, weak, feeling run down, sluggish, and/or lethargic?
Do you wake up still feeling tired, no matter how much sleep you get?
Do you need caffeine to get up, stay awake or remain alert during the day?
Are you experiencing mood changes, such as depression or anxiety?
Are you having difficulty concentrating or remembering things?
Are you finding yourself particularly sensitive to hot or cold weather (i.e., wearing a sweater in the summer, or overheated in the winter?)
Do you have unexplained joint and muscle aches in your body?
Do you have unusual heart rhythms, such as palpitations, or a rapid or very slow heartbeat?
Are you losing hair in the outer part of your eyebrow?
Is your hair dry, brittle, breaking more easily, or falling out?
Are your eyelids or eyes puffy?
Are you experiencing changes in your menstrual cycle, as in the cycle is too short or long, or your period has become very heavy or very light?
Have you experienced infertility or miscarriage?
Are your nails brittle, breaking easily, growing slowly?
Have you had an unexpected jump in your cholesterol levels?
Do you get shaky if you don’t eat, or have other hypoglycemic symptoms?
Do you a slow pulse or unusually low blood pressure?
Do you have a full or sensitive feeling in the neck, or find that neckties, collars, scarves or turtlenecks are uncomfortable?
Do you have a feeling like something is stuck in your throat, or difficulty swallowing?
Has your voice become raspy or hoarse?
Are you having sleep changes, i.e., insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, or waking up unrefreshed?
Are you experiencing nervousness, irritability, or even panic attacks?
Are your eyes dry, scratchy, sensitive to light, or even having double vision or bulging?
Do your eyes feel jumpy? Are your eyes giving you headaches?
Are you feeling like you are getting every infection that goes around, or is it taking longer for you to recuperate from infections?
Are you getting recurrent sinus infections?
Have you developed allergies or your allergies become worse fairly quickly?

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Hypothyroidism Risk Factor

Checklist Answers

What is your gender?
Do you have any family or personal history of thyroid conditions, goiter, nodules, or even what your family may have described generically as glandular problems?
Do you regularly consume soy foods or regularly use soy products, such as soy protein, soy capsules, soy powders, soy creams, soy smoothies?
Do you take iodine, a vitamin with iodine, or iodine-containing herbs, such as kelp and bladderwrack regularly?
When you have gone on diets in the past, have you found it difficult, or even impossible to lose weight, or have you even GAINED weight on a diet?
Have you recently started to gain weight inappropriately — basically, without any change in your dietary habits and intake, or exercise level?
Do you regularly eat significant amounts of uncooked “goitrogenic” foods, such as brussels sprouts, broccoli, rutabaga, turnips, kohlrabi, radishes, cauliflower, African cassava, millet, babassu (a palm-tree coconut fruit popular in Brazil and Africa), cabbage and kale?
Are you currently a smoker, or were you a smoker in the past?
Do you have any puffiness or swelling in: eyelid and eye areas,hands and fingers, legs, toes and feet?
Do you find yourself craving sweets and carbohydrates more than usual?
Do you get shaky if you don’t eat, or have other hypoglycemic symptoms?
Are you having any constipation or digestive problems?
Do you now or have you in the past had another autoimmune disease?
Do you have a lower sex drive than you used to? Do you think about or want sex much less than before?
Are you particularly fatigued, weak, feeling run down, sluggish, and/or lethargic?
Do you wake up still feeling tired, no matter how much sleep you get?
Do you need caffeine to get up, stay awake or remain alert during the day?
Are you experiencing mood changes, such as depression or anxiety?
Are you having difficulty concentrating or remembering things?
Are you finding yourself particularly sensitive to hot or cold weather (i.e., wearing a sweater in the summer, or overheated in the winter?)
Do you have unexplained joint and muscle aches in your body?
Do you have unusual heart rhythms, such as palpitations, or a rapid or very slow heartbeat?
Are you losing hair in the outer part of your eyebrow?
Is your hair dry, brittle, breaking more easily, or falling out?
Are your eyelids or eyes puffy?
Are you experiencing changes in your menstrual cycle, as in the cycle is too short or long, or your period has become very heavy or very light?
Have you experienced infertility or miscarriage?
Are your nails brittle, breaking easily, growing slowly?
Have you had an unexpected jump in your cholesterol levels?
Do you get shaky if you don’t eat, or have other hypoglycemic symptoms?
Do you a slow pulse or unusually low blood pressure?
Do you have a full or sensitive feeling in the neck, or find that neckties, collars, scarves or turtlenecks are uncomfortable?
Do you have a feeling like something is stuck in your throat, or difficulty swallowing?
Has your voice become raspy or hoarse?
Are you having sleep changes, i.e., insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, or waking up unrefreshed?
Are you experiencing nervousness, irritability, or even panic attacks?
Are your eyes dry, scratchy, sensitive to light, or even having double vision or bulging?
Do your eyes feel jumpy? Are your eyes giving you headaches?
Are you feeling like you are getting every infection that goes around, or is it taking longer for you to recuperate from infections?
Are you getting recurrent sinus infections?
Have you developed allergies or your allergies become worse fairly quickly?

Hypothyroidism Risk Factor

Hypothyroidism Risk Score:

You have almost no risk factors or hypothyroidism symptoms, BUT…you will still want to have yourself checked by a qualified practitioner to rule out hypothyroidism.