{"id":18142,"date":"2024-05-30T19:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/doctors-note-may\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T19:08:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:08:27","slug":"doctors-note-may","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/news\/doctors-note-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Nota de los m\u00e9dicos - Mayo de 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Es el Mes Nacional de la Salud de la Mujer, y estamos echando un vistazo m\u00e1s de cerca a la enfermedad de la tiroides, incluyendo las condiciones de la tiroides que afectan com\u00fanmente a las mujeres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La peque\u00f1a gl\u00e1ndula tiroides, con forma de mariposa, est\u00e1 situada en la parte anterior del cuello. Produce la hormona tiroxina, que ayuda a regular muchas de las funciones del organismo, como el ritmo card\u00edaco, la tensi\u00f3n arterial, los niveles de colesterol y el metabolismo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las afecciones tiroideas hacen que el organismo produzca una cantidad excesiva o insuficiente de la hormona, lo que puede provocar fatiga o inquietud, as\u00ed como posibles cambios de peso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Las mujeres son m\u00e1s propensas que los hombres a sufrir afecciones de la tiroides, especialmente despu\u00e9s del embarazo\", afirma la Dra. Amy Anderson, Directora M\u00e9dica y Jefa de Endocrinolog\u00eda del Southcoast Physicians Group. De hecho, seg\u00fan la Asociaci\u00f3n Americana de la Tiroides, 1 de cada 8 mujeres sufrir\u00e1 una enfermedad tiroidea en alg\u00fan momento de su vida y tienen entre cinco y ocho veces m\u00e1s probabilidades que los hombres de padecerla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las afecciones tiroideas m\u00e1s frecuentes son:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hipotiroidismo<\/strong> (tiroides hipoactiva) se produce cuando el tiroides no produce suficiente tiroxina. Los s\u00edntomas incluyen fatiga, piel seca, depresi\u00f3n, estre\u00f1imiento y sensaci\u00f3n de fr\u00edo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hipertiroidismo<\/strong> (tiroides hiperactiva) significa que la tiroides produce demasiada tiroxina. Los s\u00edntomas incluyen p\u00e9rdida de peso, ansiedad, taquicardia y sudoraci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tiroiditis postparto<\/strong> puede producirse despu\u00e9s del embarazo, cuando la tiroides se inflama, provocando hipertiroidismo temporal seguido de hipotiroidismo (tambi\u00e9n puede ser temporal).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tiroiditis de Hashimoto<\/strong> es un trastorno autoinmune en el que el sistema inmunitario ataca a la gl\u00e1ndula tiroides. Los s\u00edntomas pueden incluir fatiga, aumento de peso e intolerancia al fr\u00edo. El Hashimoto puede estar causado por factores gen\u00e9ticos y de otro tipo, como infecciones, ingesta excesiva de yodo y exposici\u00f3n a radiaciones. El Hashimoto es una de las principales causas de hipotiroidismo en zonas del mundo ricas en yodo como Estados Unidos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enfermedad de Graves<\/strong> es un trastorno autoinmune que hace que el tiroides produzca demasiada hormona (hipertiroidismo). Aunque es poco frecuente, afecta 4 veces m\u00e1s a las mujeres que a los hombres. Los s\u00edntomas incluyen p\u00e9rdida de peso, taquicardia, nerviosismo y problemas oculares. En la enfermedad de Graves intervienen la gen\u00e9tica y factores desencadenantes como el estr\u00e9s y las infecciones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>N\u00f3dulos tiroideos y c\u00e1ncer de tiroides<\/strong> son crecimientos anormales que pueden desarrollarse en el tiroides. La mayor\u00eda de los n\u00f3dulos no son cancerosos, pero algunos pueden serlo o causar hipertiroidismo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diagn\u00f3stico y tratamiento<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si su m\u00e9dico sospecha que padece una enfermedad tiroidea, le pedir\u00e1 an\u00e1lisis de sangre para determinar los niveles hormonales de su organismo. Tambi\u00e9n puede ser necesario realizar gammagraf\u00edas tiroideas y ecograf\u00edas. En el caso de la enfermedad de Graves, tambi\u00e9n se recomienda un examen ocular. Otras pruebas pueden incluir una prueba de captaci\u00f3n de yodo radiactivo y biopsias, sobre todo en el caso de n\u00f3dulos tiroideos. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los tratamientos suelen incluir medicaci\u00f3n para sustituir las hormonas tiroideas que faltan o reducir su producci\u00f3n. La terapia con yodo radiactivo ataca y da\u00f1a las c\u00e9lulas tiroideas hiperactivas y reduce la producci\u00f3n de hormonas. Tambi\u00e9n se utiliza para tratar el c\u00e1ncer de tiroides. En algunos casos, puede ser necesario extirpar quir\u00fargicamente una parte o la totalidad del tiroides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los cambios en el estilo de vida tambi\u00e9n desempe\u00f1an un papel importante en la salud de la tiroides. Es importante seguir una dieta equilibrada, hacer ejercicio con regularidad, controlar el estr\u00e9s y evitar factores desencadenantes como el tabaco para ayudar a controlar los s\u00edntomas. Aseg\u00farese de hablar con su m\u00e9dico antes de hacer cualquier cambio en la dieta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lo esencial<\/strong><br>\"La detecci\u00f3n peri\u00f3dica y el tratamiento precoz son esenciales para controlar los trastornos tiroideos en las mujeres\", se\u00f1ala el Dr. Anderson. \"Es importante consultar al profesional sanitario para el diagn\u00f3stico y el tratamiento si se experimentan s\u00edntomas persistentes. Las revisiones peri\u00f3dicas y mantenerse informado puede ayudar a todas las mujeres a tomar medidas proactivas para mantener su salud tiroidea.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre nuestros servicios de endocrinolog\u00eda <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/diabetes-endocrinology\/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=9df5bf50-ad86-4b03-b3ba-108187a4a034\">aqu\u00ed.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/anderson-amy-150x200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165500\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/amy-anderson-md\/\">Amy Anderson, DO<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director M\u00e9dico y Jefe de Endocrinolog\u00eda<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6886,"template":"","categories":[1229],"class_list":["post-18142","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Doctors&#039; 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