Anemia and thyroid function

[diogenes]

TUK posters know well the influence of anaemia on thyroid function.

Here is a paper examining this.

Acta Biomed 2017; Vol. 88, N. 1: 119-127

DOI: 10.23750/abm.v88i1.6048

Chronic anemia and thyroid function

Ashraf T Soliman1 , Vincenzo De Sanctis2 , Mohamed Yassin3 , Magda Wagdy4 , Nada Soliman5

1 Department of Pediatrics, Alexandria University Children Hospital, Elchatby , Alexandria, Egypt; 2 Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy; 3 Department of Hematology, Hamad Medical Center, Doha, Qatar; 4 Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar, 5 PHC, Ministry of Health, Alexandria, Egypt

Summary. Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed countries with major consequences for human health as well as social and economic development. It occurs at all stages of the life cycle, but is more prevalent in pregnant women and young children. Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) impairs thyroid metabolism in animals and human and may negatively affect growth and develpment of children. On the other hand both overt and subclinical hypothyroidism are associated with anemia and adding iron to thyroxine therapy improves both conditions compared to thyroxine therapy alone. In addition patients with chronic hemolytic anemia requiring repeated blood transfusion have high prevalence of hypothalamicpituitary thyroid axis. Both primary hypothyroidism and central hypothyroidism occur in these patients with increasing prevalence with age, severity of the anemia and higher ferritin concentration denoting poor chelation. Proper blood transfusion and intensive chelation appears to prevent deterioration of thyroid function and in many cases can reverse thyroid pathology. Physicians treating these forms of anemia should be aware of thyroid disorders in these patients for early screening, prevention and proper management of any thyroid dysfunction. (actabiomedica.it)

[JGBH]

Thank you again for all you do to help us all. However still too many doctors do not “want” to acknowledge that iron efficiency anaemia affect hypothyroidism (or is is the reverse?). Nothing seems to provide us with the correct treatment, being hypothyroidism or anaemia. It has been a constant battle…

[jgelliss]

Many Thank You's once again Diogenes for bringing us such informative and valuable information. I'm afraid that Dr's just *Don't Get It*. Both when it comes to thyroid dosing and how very valuable Iron and nutrients are that make thyroid meds work *Optimally* for us.