Reports in Thyroid Research

Hyperandrogenism, Insulin Resistance, Acanthosis Nigricans, PCOS Associated with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Abstract

Shashank Kumar Srivastav

Women face various problems during the period of development in their life from child to adult. They usually present with cosmetic problems like unwanted hair growth like that of male, weight gain, dark and velvety patches on body folds and creases. Some also present with infertility and pregnancy related problems such as uteromalnutrition, resulting in intrauterine growth retardation, PCOD and X-syndrome. Any change in woman’s life should be suspected, diagnosed and managed at early possible to prevent long-term sequelae by three-fold.