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Hashimoto's Disease Can Affect Quality of Life Even When Thyroid Is Normal
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by Mary Shomon
Patient advocate and Author
March 7, 2011
New research published in the journal Thyroid has shown that Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease and the most common cause of hypothyroidism -- an underactive thyroid -- in the U.S., has an effect on quality of life. Specifically, the study found that even when the thyroid levels are "normal," Hashimoto's thyroiditis can increase symptoms and reduce the quality of life:
http://thyroid.about.com/b/2011/03/07/hashimotos-thyroid.htm?nl=1