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patients give themselves an excessive amount of thyroxine. They increase the dose themselves in the false hope to lose weight or to increase energy. Some patients become addicted and take an amount of thyroxine that makes them hyperthyroid (Epps 1995). Women get thyroid disease (leading to hyper-or hypothyroidism) ten times more often than men do. Though doctors say there is not much that you can do to prevent thyroid disease, I think it?s important to recognize it and get it treated in its early stages. I believe you should first know the symptoms. All of the research on thyroid disease has given us solid clues as to what to be aware of when detecting this disorder. We know that women are more susceptible. A rapid heart rate, increased nervousness or changes in the menstrual

cycle and weight loss are indicators of hyperthyroid. On the other hand, sluggishness, weight gain, fatigue and increased intolerance to cold could all point to hypothyroidism. One big advantage that the research of my topic has produced is the fact that thyroid disease can be inherited. If there is a family history we are now well aware that the chances are increased. Still, to this day I strongly believe that more steps need to be taken in finding a better way to manage thyroid disorders. My mother is afflicted with this disease and the stresses and pain it has brought into our family are immeasurable. The reason I feel so passionately about this issue is that the solutions to this problem have only been temporary. When the thyroid flips in to high gear the dosage of medication

needs to be lowered and vise versa. Yet we only know when to change the dosage when she is extremely high or low, and with this comes mental anguish. Depression and other disorders run rampant within the mind of a thyroid patient and it is quite sad. Future Research In all of the materials I researched I found no solid clues to the planned future endeavors by any researchers or scientists in this field. The fact is that with the treatments found most patients are able to live normal lives. The advances and discoveries of synthetic drugs have virtually ?iliminated? the problem. Yet, in my mother?s case and a good population more, I feel there is need for a more reliable, versatile treatment that can be prescribed with many other drugs if needed. If I had the power to establish the

next step in thyroid research, I would manipulate the gene. In this day and age we have technology that can isolate and illuminate genes. Researchers know now that there is a predisposed body cell type HLA B8 DRW3, that is most vulnerable to thyroid disorders. I would find the hereditary gene cell type that carries this disorder and manipulate it so we could rule out that possibility. The next step would be to create a drug similar to Thyroxine and Triiodothyronin and to instill the qualities of fluctuation in them. Instead of the patient going in to the doctor?s office to get the prescription dosage increased or decreased, (usually after some sort of adverse effects) the pill would have the capability of doing so itself. If this quality is incapable of being present in a pill

then the creation of an implant could be applied. The implant along with a microchip would sense and detect the slightest changes in the naturally made T4 and T3 and then it would make up the difference. Ultimately the problem of going hyper and hypo will be eliminated.