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Discussion Week 3 by THERESA COLE - Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 07:42 PM CDT

1. What is Hashimoto's disease? Is it more common in women or men? Discuss this in detail. Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid that commonly affects women more than men. With this disease it builds antibodies that attacks the cells of the thyroid that causes hypothyroidism. Women who are pregnant, people with a family history of diabetes, lupus or an autoimmune disorder or susceptible to Hashimoto disease. There are several signs and

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