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While anyone can develop thyroid disease, we know that certain things can put you at greater risk.
These are called risk factors and are broken down into two categories; Personal History risk factors and Family History risk factors.
Personal History risk factors deal with your own past or current medical conditions and/or drugs you might be taking.
If any of the following apply to you, you are at greater risk of developing thyroid disease.
1) Have you had or do you now have:
- thyroid dysfunction.
- goiter.
- surgery or radiotherapy affecting the thyroid gland.
- diabetes mellitus.
- vitiligo (non-pigmented skin patches).
- pernicious anemia.
- prematurely gray hair.
2) Are you taking any medications or other compounds such as:
- lithium carbonate or
- iodine containing compounds such as:
- amiodarone hydrochloride
- radiocontrast agents
- expectorants containing iodide and kelp
3) There are also risk factors associated with your Family History.
If any member of your immediate family suffers from any of the following conditions, you are also at greater risk of developing thyroid disease:
- thyroid disease
- pernicious anemia
- diabetes mellitus
- primary adrenal insufficiency
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