Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: On Health for Women
Episode: 115 Overlooked & Ignored: Why Women Don’t Get a Thyroid Diagnosis
Description: Happy New Year! …and happy Thyroid Awareness Month! Your thyroid — a little butterfly-shaped gland in your neck — is responsible for controlling your energy and metabolism. Thyroid disease affects an estimated 40 million Americans, and nearly 90% of these are women. Studies show that 1 in 8 women can expect to develop hypothyroidism in her lifetime. In this episode, I discuss how to recognize the symptoms of hypothyroidism, why hypothyroidism is a feminist issue, why the medical community is ignoring this epidemic, and what we can do to change the story.“You are the expert on your own body.” - Aviva RommTo read...