Endemic goiter: adverse effects, prevention and treatment

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Endemic goiter: adverse effects, prevention and treatment

Iodine deficiency causes various thyroid diseases. The most common form of the disease in the country is endemic goiter, which is most common in young children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women.

Decreased glandular activity, iodine deficiency causes the following negative consequences:

1 Causes severe complications in pregnancy:

Adversely affects brain development in the fetus;
In general, retardation in fetal growth and development;
Abortion and premature birth;
The birth of a dead baby or a mentally and physically weak, disabled child…
2. Growth retardation and mental retardation in children;

3. Cardiovascular diseases;

4. Hypertension;

5. Hypotension;

6. Atherosclerosis;

7. Gastrointestinal diseases;

8. Constipation and diarrhea;

9. Disorders of the nervous system;

10. Depression;

11. Decreased activity of the gonads;

12. Decreased bone development;

13. Short stature and osteoporosis;

14. In some cases, this disease can lead to the development of non-cancerous or cancerous tumors in the thyroid gland.

15. Even in the mildest form of iodine deficiency, the intellectual potential of the region's population is reduced by 15-20 percent.

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