Also called underactive thyroid, hypothyroidism usually affects people over the age of 60 and is more common in women than men. It may be discovered through a routine blood test or after symptoms ...

Medications can sometimes have unexpected side effects, and certain ones may impact your thyroid health. When a medication leads to reduced thyroid activity, it's known as drug-induced hypothyroidism.

we can conclude that implementing age-specific reference intervals in women over 50 years and in men over 60 years would lead to fewer diagnoses of [subclinical] hypothyroidism and less ...