{"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\/pt\/news\/doctors-note-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Nota dos M\u00e9dicos - maio de 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c9 o M\u00eas Nacional da Sa\u00fade da Mulher e vamos analisar mais de perto as doen\u00e7as da tiroide, incluindo as doen\u00e7as da tiroide que normalmente afectam as mulheres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pequena gl\u00e2ndula tiroide, em forma de borboleta, est\u00e1 localizada na parte da frente do pesco\u00e7o. Produz a hormona tiroxina, que ajuda a regular muitas das fun\u00e7\u00f5es do organismo, como o ritmo card\u00edaco, a tens\u00e3o arterial, os n\u00edveis de colesterol e o metabolismo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As doen\u00e7as da tiroide fazem com que o corpo produza demasiada ou pouca hormona, o que pode causar fadiga ou inquieta\u00e7\u00e3o e poss\u00edveis altera\u00e7\u00f5es de peso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"As mulheres t\u00eam mais probabilidades do que os homens de sofrer de problemas de tiroide - especialmente ap\u00f3s a gravidez\", afirma a Dra. Amy Anderson, Diretora M\u00e9dica e Chefe de Endocrinologia do Southcoast Physicians Group. De facto, de acordo com a American Thyroid Association, 1 em cada 8 mulheres ir\u00e1 sofrer de doen\u00e7as da tiroide em algum momento das suas vidas e t\u00eam cinco a oito vezes mais probabilidades do que os homens de as sofrer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As doen\u00e7as mais comuns da tiroide incluem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hipotiroidismo<\/strong> (tiroide hipoactiva) ocorre quando a tiroide n\u00e3o produz tiroxina suficiente. Os sintomas incluem fadiga, pele seca, depress\u00e3o, obstipa\u00e7\u00e3o e sensa\u00e7\u00e3o de frio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hipertiroidismo<\/strong> (tiroide hiperactiva) significa que a tiroide est\u00e1 a produzir demasiada tiroxina. Os sintomas incluem perda de peso, ansiedade, batimentos card\u00edacos acelerados e suores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tiroidite p\u00f3s-parto<\/strong> pode ocorrer ap\u00f3s a gravidez, quando a tiroide fica inflamada, levando a um hipertiroidismo tempor\u00e1rio seguido de hipotiroidismo (tamb\u00e9m pode ser tempor\u00e1rio).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tiroidite de Hashimoto<\/strong> \u00e9 uma doen\u00e7a autoimune em que o sistema imunit\u00e1rio ataca a gl\u00e2ndula tiroide. Os sintomas podem incluir fadiga, aumento de peso e intoler\u00e2ncia ao frio. A doen\u00e7a de Hashimoto pode ser causada por factores gen\u00e9ticos e outros, como infec\u00e7\u00f5es, ingest\u00e3o excessiva de iodo e exposi\u00e7\u00e3o a radia\u00e7\u00f5es. A doen\u00e7a de Hashimoto \u00e9 uma das principais causas de hipotiroidismo em regi\u00f5es do mundo que s\u00e3o ricas em iodo, como os Estados Unidos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Doen\u00e7a de Graves<\/strong> \u00e9 uma doen\u00e7a autoimune que faz com que a tiroide produza demasiadas hormonas (hipertiroidismo). Embora raro, as mulheres s\u00e3o afectadas 4 vezes mais frequentemente do que os homens. Os sintomas incluem perda de peso, batimentos card\u00edacos acelerados, nervosismo e problemas oculares. A gen\u00e9tica e os factores desencadeantes, como o stress e as infec\u00e7\u00f5es, desempenham um papel importante na doen\u00e7a de Graves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>N\u00f3dulos da tiroide e cancro da tiroide<\/strong> s\u00e3o crescimentos anormais que se podem desenvolver na tiroide. A maioria dos n\u00f3dulos n\u00e3o \u00e9 cancerosa, mas alguns podem ser cancerosos ou causar hipertiroidismo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diagn\u00f3stico e tratamento<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se o seu profissional de sa\u00fade suspeitar que tem um problema de tiroide, pedir\u00e1 an\u00e1lises ao sangue para determinar os n\u00edveis hormonais no seu corpo. Podem tamb\u00e9m ser necess\u00e1rios exames \u00e0 tiroide e ecografias. No caso da doen\u00e7a de Graves, \u00e9 tamb\u00e9m recomendado um exame oftalmol\u00f3gico. Outros exames podem incluir um teste de capta\u00e7\u00e3o de iodo radioativo e bi\u00f3psias, especialmente no caso de n\u00f3dulos da tiroide. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Os tratamentos incluem normalmente medica\u00e7\u00e3o para substituir as hormonas da tiroide em falta ou reduzir a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de hormonas. A terapia com iodo radioativo visa e danifica as c\u00e9lulas hiperactivas da tiroide e reduz a produ\u00e7\u00e3o hormonal. Tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 utilizada para tratar o cancro da tiroide. Em alguns casos, pode ser necess\u00e1rio remover cirurgicamente parte ou a totalidade da tiroide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mudan\u00e7as no estilo de vida tamb\u00e9m desempenham um papel importante na sa\u00fade da tiroide. \u00c9 importante fazer uma dieta equilibrada, praticar exerc\u00edcio f\u00edsico regularmente, gerir o stress e evitar factores desencadeantes, como fumar, para ajudar a gerir os sintomas. N\u00e3o se esque\u00e7a de falar com o seu m\u00e9dico antes de efetuar quaisquer altera\u00e7\u00f5es na dieta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>O resultado final<\/strong><br>\"O rastreio regular e o tratamento precoce s\u00e3o essenciais para gerir os dist\u00farbios da tiroide nas mulheres\", observa o Dr. Anderson. \"\u00c9 importante consultar o seu profissional de sa\u00fade para diagn\u00f3stico e tratamento se tiver sintomas persistentes. Fazer check-ups regulares e manter-se informada pode ajudar todas as mulheres a tomar medidas proactivas para manter a sa\u00fade da tiroide.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saiba mais sobre os nossos servi\u00e7os de endocrinologia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/diabetes-endocrinology\/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=9df5bf50-ad86-4b03-b3ba-108187a4a034\">aqui.<\/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\/pt\/doctors\/amy-anderson-md\/\">Amy Anderson, DO<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diretor M\u00e9dico e Chefe de Endocrinologia<\/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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