Articles — subclinical hypothyroidism

Subclinical hypothyroidism, that I call low-grade hypothyroidism, effects a large percentage of the world population and is much more common in women than men and its most common cause is an immune system attack on the thyroid gland. I call it low-grade hypothyroidism instead of subclinical hypothyroidism because “subclinical hypothyroidism” means that this low thyroid condition has no bad clinical consequences, which is inaccurate. The term subclinical was introduced to the medical community in the 1960’s and has been used since. Since then, many research studies have shown that low-grade hypothyroidism effects cholesterol levels, contributes to cardiovascular disease, promotes weight...

Q: I have many family members with hypothyroidism, Graves’ disease, ADD and I am suffering from a long standing depression. My cousin mentioned she had subclinical hypothyroidism. Could my depression be related to subclinical hypothyroidism?