All organs that are part of the uniform of the endocrine system (including the thyroid gland), are directly involved in the regulation of a woman of her reproductive system. Thyroid women affect all parts of the reproductive system, is involved in the synthesis, production of sex hormones. Any violations of the functional activity of the gland naturally affect the condition of the reproductive system.

Mutual communication between systems and individual organs

The course of physiological processes in the female reproductive system is largely determined by the activity of the thyroid gland. The impact of these two systems can be called mutual. Sex hormones, women provide the optimum transport of thyroid hormones directly to the target organs. In turn, the thyroid gland is having an impact on how the proceeds menstrual cycle (impact on its duration, cycle, ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum in the future). In the event of a normal pregnancy, the functional activity of the gland allows a woman to bear a pregnancy without complications.

Any pathological condition from cancer leads to a variety of disorders dysfunctional cycle that does not depend on the version of the clinical course .  There is almost 20% of the patients who go to a doctor endocrinologist .  In women with diffuse goiter cycle disorders can manifest change in cyclical rhythm of menstruation until their termination (development of secondary amenorrhea character) .  Hypothyroidism condition is also accompanied by violations of the cycle, which may be diverse .  To further develop galactorrhea syndrome (the presence of abnormal discharge from the breasts), is the formation of pituitary adenoma (it is not mandatory clinical sign, since in some clinical situations adenoma can be omitted) .  Very often, this pathological condition in women can cause a pregnancy or childbirth .  The gestation period is in this situation the starting point for the onset of the disease .  This is explained by the physiological state of hyperprolactinemia during pregnancy, which largely will hamper the diagnosis and contribute to the difficulty in diagnosis .

What should be done in terms of preserving health

Knowing that the thyroid gland is essential for the flow of physiological processes in the reproductive system of a woman should be advised to be screened for all women before planned pregnancy. Pregnancy that occurs on a background of pathological changes in the prostate, is a high-risk pregnancy. The incidence of complications increases with this many times. Complications can occur at any stage, they may be the next character:

• miscarriage
• spontaneous abortion, including preterm labor (their frequency can be up to 18%)
• pathology of fetal development, including birth defects. The most negative impact noted in the case of congenital iodine deficiency or hypothyroidism. In this case, the child may be born with mental retardation (cretinism)
• toxicosis development at different stages of pregnancy. Gestoses may complicate pregnancy in 54% of pregnant women who have pathological changes in the activity of the thyroid system

Of particular risk to pregnancy are autoimmune diseases by the thyroid gland. Because of autoimmune thyroiditis develops hypothyroidism, which can be detected in the main laboratory studies, as is characteristic for subclinical disease, when there are no pronounced clinical manifestations. Autoimmune processes lead to the fact that pregnancy in the first trimester spontaneously aborted. In the future, it can cause the development of a woman's habitual miscarriage Miscarriage - why you lose the most precious thing? .

Disorders of the function of the gland leads to a decrease in the reproductive capacity of women and can cause infertility. From this perspective, it is important to be examined by the state of the thyroid gland prior to the preparation process of ovulation stimulation Ovulation - How to determine as accurately as possible?   the treatment of the couple infertility. The program of infertility treatment examined by a doctor endocrinologist should be mandatory, without it there is no sense to start treatment appointments. Most often, the problem of infertility experienced by women who have hypothyroidism.

The problem of hypothyroidism is very relevant, especially given that women suffer more often than men and that there are adverse living areas, where the population will experience a shortage of this important trace element. Symptoms develop gradually. When a woman has the following complaints must always consult your doctor endocrinologist:

• fatigue, decreased performance, fatigue and malaise
• heart pain can also be muscle pain and cramps. In some patients have persistent pain in the lumbar region. Against the background of adequate therapy of thyroid complaints of this kind eventually pass
• chilliness expressed the desire to dress in warm clothes at high ambient temperatures
• brittle, dry hair How to prevent and eliminate dry hair - a few simple tips , Hair loss

Complaints are in most cases non-specific in nature, characterized by scant symptoms. Very often patients unsuccessfully treated for other diseases (which may be anemia, depression Depression - a little more than a bad mood , Osteochondrosis), the thyroid function is given little attention. In many ways, women's reproductive health is determined by timely detection and treatment of diseases of the endocrine system.

Marina Solovyov

Thyroid system is characterized by human influence on virtually all types of exchange, from its operation depends largely on the activity of all body systems. In order to assess its activity there are a number of laboratory and instrumental methods, one of which is an ultrasound of the thyroid gland. The study is available, safe method, which is now widely implemented in practice.

In some cases, the study shows

Ultrasound scan of the thyroid gland, it is desirable to pass out of order or self-study on their own, and after consulting a doctor endocrinologist. If a physician discovers during inspection palpation changes in the structure of the prostate (e.g., the appearance of lumps or nodes), it is referred for further examination of a patient in an ultrasonic diagnostic cabinet. Inspect condition of the prostate by ultrasound should also be in the following cases:

• If a blood test revealed deviations from the hormonal activity of the gland
• the emergence of a sense of suffocation, feelings "lump" in the throat
• the emergence of mood swings Mood swings in women - bad character or a disease?   (nervousness, irritability Irritability - you try to control my temper , Insomnia)
• marked reduction of weight in a relatively short period of time
• availability for a long time in body temperature subfebrile

As a preventive measure it is recommended to pass an ultrasound scan cancer to people who live in disadvantaged areas on the content in the environment of iodine (iodine deficiency), especially in the age group older than 35 years. If patients taking therapeutic purposes hormones Hormonal treatments - not only contraceptives They should also take dynamic monitoring using ultrasound. The survey is recommended for people coming in (blood) relatives are suffering from thyroid disorders system.

Often faced with the pathology of the thyroid system during pregnancy. Pathological conditions can be identified for the first time in a pregnant woman or can get worse over the existing disease. From this point of view before planning pregnancy should receive expert advice endocrinologist, do ultrasound gland. This will reveal the hidden pathology, can pick up the necessary therapy with hormonal activity with the aim to substitute and avoid negative consequences for the whole period of pregnancy.

Identify pathology during an ultrasound scan

The use of ultrasound scanning makes it possible to assess the state of the thyroid gland The thyroid gland - is responsible for your hormones , The size of this important body, its scope, the structure of the parenchyma. According to the structure of iron should have a uniform structure without pathological formations and seals. Only during the development of pathological conditions gland structure may be changed, which manifests seal gland tissue development, formation formations (cysts, tumors of various nature). If, during the study found a variety of education (knots or cysts), then pay attention to their shape and size of the structure.

In many diseases no change in the structure or size of the body, a pathology is detected based on the increase or decrease the volume of the prostate. Normally, the volume should be from 18 to 25 ml (or cm3). There is a difference in volume between men and women, it is smaller than in women (18 mL). Under pathological conditions (for example, toxic goiter) observed a significant excess of the normal range of volume (more than 19-25 ml), which is an important diagnostic feature when installing diagnosis.

A common diagnostic finding time to conduct ultrasound scanning is to detect cysts .  They may not be accompanied by clinical symptoms, so their presence the patient can learn only after instrumental examination .  Cysts are characterized by formation of a cavity, which is filled with a liquid .  A distinctive feature is the presence of clear outlines, the boundaries of education and the absence of changes in the rest of the breast tissue .  In most cases, after the discovery of her cysts perform diagnostic puncture .  Cyst puncture is performed under the control of the apparatus for ultrasonic diagnosis .  The diagnostic value of this procedure lies in the conduct of puncture impact parameter that reduces the error rate .  As the result of a biopsy can make a conclusion about the nature of the cyst, to make a diagnosis between benign and malignant process .  Be sure to spend during the ultrasound study of the state of the lymph nodes .

Marina Solovyov