8. Are Your Thyroid Labs Actually “Normal”?
So 1 in 8 women will develop thyroid issues in her lifetime. We are 5-8 times more likely than men to develop thyroid disease, and hypothyroidism and perimenopause often occur together. In fact, about 26% of women in perimenopause or midlife are diagnosed with hypothyroidism. This can be due to decline in progesterone and fluctuating estrogen. So in this stage of life, it’s a bit of a double whammy. And both need to be addressed.