Hypothyroidism example sentences

Deficiency of iodine in our diet results in hypothyroidism and enlargement of the thyroid gland, commonly called goitre.Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective development and maturation of the growing baby leading to stunted growth (cretinism), mental retardation, low intelligence quotient, abnormal skin, deaf-mutism, etc.In adult women, hypothyroidism may cause menstrual cycle to become irregular.