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Thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that produces thyroid hormones that help regulate the human body’s energy use.
Sometimes the thyroid makes too much or too little of these hormones. When thyroid hormone production drops (hypothyroidism), the body’s processes slow down and change. On the other hand, overactive levels of the hormone (hyperthyroidism) can speed up the body’s functions.
“Thyroid is a very common problem especially post 25 years of age and women are four times more prone to thyroid disorders than men,” Shobha Gupta, Medical Director and IVF Specialist from Mother’s Lap IVF Centre in New Delhi, said in a statement on Thursday.
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