{"id":3312,"date":"2026-03-13T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/about-the-thyroid\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:38:07","slug":"about-the-thyroid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/about-the-thyroid\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre A Tiroide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-health-block-1MIQrJ wp-block-lazyblock-health-block\"><div class=\"heading-detail\">\n      <p>A Tiroide.<\/p>\n<h1>Sobre A Tiroide<\/h1>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n  <div class=\"detail-heading\">\n          <p class=\"wp-block-heading\">A gl\u00e2ndula da tiroide \u00e9 um \u00f3rg\u00e3o em forma de borboleta localizado na base do pesco\u00e7o, na parte da frente da traqueia. \u00c9 o \u201cregulador principal\u201d do metabolismo, e desempenha um papel fundamental na nossa sa\u00fade.<sup>1,2<\/sup> Produz, armazena e liberta as hormonas da tiroide no sangue, regulando assim o metabolismo.<sup>2<\/sup> Estas hormonas s\u00e3o essenciais para o bom funcionamento dos tecidos e \u00f3rg\u00e3os do corpo.<sup>3<\/sup> Permitem que o nosso corpo utilize de forma eficiente a energia armazenada, controlando desta forma a temperatura corporal e que os nossos m\u00fasculos funcionem corretamente.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>      <\/div>\n  \n<div class=\"parent\">\n\t<div class=\"share-wrapper mb\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"social-container\" id=\"socialBox\">\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"facebookShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/facebook-share.svg\" alt=\"Facebook\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"linkedinShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/linkedin-share.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"whatsappShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/whatsapp-share.svg\" alt=\"WhatsApp\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"emailShare\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/email-share.svg\" alt=\"Email\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"copyLink\" data-copied=\"Link copied!\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/link-share.svg\" alt=\"Copy Link\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"share-btn\" id=\"shareBtn\">\n\t\t\t<span>compartilhar<\/span>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"share-btn-detail-page\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/share-icon.png\" alt=\"\">\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n      <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid.webp 966w, https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/about-thyroid-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Quem est\u00e1 em risco?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As disfun\u00e7\u00f5es da tiroide s\u00e3o muito comuns em todo o mundo, especialmente nas mulheres.<sup>4<\/sup> O motivo pelo qual as mulheres t\u00eam um risco maior do que os homens ainda n\u00e3o \u00e9 totalmente compreendido. As mulheres n\u00e3o s\u00f3 s\u00e3o mais propensas a terem problemas de tiroide, como a desenvolv\u00ea-los mais precocemente na sua vida.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Em certos momentos da vida de uma mulher, a mesma est\u00e1 mais vulner\u00e1vel a problemas da tiroide. Estes s\u00e3o:<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gravidez recente (hipertiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Epis\u00f3dios de altera\u00e7\u00f5es hormonais devido \u00e0 gravidez, parto ou menopausa (hipotiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Independentemente do seu g\u00e9nero, o risco de disfun\u00e7\u00e3o da tiroide existe se:<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>H\u00e1 um hist\u00f3rico de doen\u00e7as da tiroide na fam\u00edlia (hipotiroidismo e hipertiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Sofrer de uma doen\u00e7a autoimune, como a Diabetes Tipo 1 (hipotiroidismo e hipertiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Tiver mais de 60 anos (hipotiroidismo e hipertiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Tiver um hist\u00f3rico de disfun\u00e7\u00e3o da tiroide ou tiver realizado uma cirurgia na tiroide (hipotiroidismo e hipertiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Tiver S\u00edndrome de Down ou S\u00edndrome de Turner (hipotiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Tiver no seu hist\u00f3rico pessoal o uso de l\u00edtio (hipotiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Caucasiano ou asi\u00e1tico (hipertiroidismo)<\/li>\n<li>Tiver consumido quantidades significativas de iodo atrav\u00e9s dos alimentos ou medica\u00e7\u00e3o (hipertiroidismo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As pessoas que foram submetidas a tratamentos com radia\u00e7\u00e3o ou cujo pesco\u00e7o exposto a raios-X s\u00e3o tamb\u00e9m propensas a sofrer de complica\u00e7\u00f5es da tiroide<sup>4<\/sup>.<\/p>  \n\n      <div class=\"reference-toggle\">\n      <div class=\"ref-header1\" id=\"refToggle\">\n        <span>Refer\u00eancias<\/span>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"refimg\" id=\"refIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/ref-close.webp\" alt=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ref-content\" id=\"refContent\">\n        <ul>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Thyroid blood tests and general well-being, mood and brain function. Dispon\u00edvel em\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/patient-thyroid-information\/ct-for-patients\/august-2016\/vol-9-issue-8-p-8-9\/\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/patient-thyroid-information\/ct-for-patients\/august-2016\/vol-9-issue-8-p-8-9\/<\/a>. Acedido em Fevereiro 2017<\/li>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Hyperthyroidism. Dispon\u00edvel em\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hyperthyroidism-brochure.pdf\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hyperthyroidism-brochure.pdf<\/a>. Acedido em Fevereiro 2017<\/li>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Hypothyroidism. Dispon\u00edvel em\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hypothyroidism-brochure.pdf\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hypothyroidism-brochure.pdf<\/a>. Acedido em Fevereiro 2017<\/li>\n<li>Everyday Health. Are you at risk for thyroid disease? Dispon\u00edvel em\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/thyroid-conditions\/evaluating-your-thyroid-disease-risk.aspx\">http:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/thyroid-conditions\/evaluating-your-thyroid-disease-risk.aspx<\/a>. Acedido em Fevereiro 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-health.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3312","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3312"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6259,"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3312\/revisions\/6259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyroidaware.azinova.uk\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}