The relationship of hypothyroidism to iron deficiency in the body: Review Article

Abstract

The lack of iron storage has a significant impact on the thyroid gland's efficiency, and its synthesis of hormones, which are required for biological activities in the body, has been compromised. Thyroid problems also have a harmful effect on the level and amount of iron stored in the body. Inactive gland activity leads to poor iron absorption, and it is often incorrectly diagnosed as hypothyroidism due to the similarity of symptoms between them. Although both hypothyroidism and iron deficiency are different diseases, their symptoms are sometimes related. Hypothyroidism sometimes leads to a weakness in the body's ability to absorb iron, causing iron deficiency anemia. Because both diseases cause similar symptoms, such as frequent fatigue and sometimes weakness, as well as paleness, a good diagnosis is important to discover the main cause of these symptoms. Iron deficiency is commonly connected with hypothyroidism. Current research has demonstrated that adding iron to hormonal therapy for the treatment of pathological hypothyroidism situations improved the pathological condition as compared to using hormonal therapy for the thyroid gland alone.