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Does your thyroid shrink as you get older? What happens to your thyroid with age

According to the Merck Manuals, the thyroid gland does tend to shrink and shift lower in the neck as people get older, although aging itself only has minor effects on thyroid function. While this reduction in size is a normal part of the aging process, significant shrinkage, or atrophy, is often caused by an underlying autoimmune condition like Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Understanding these changes is important for monitoring thyroid health as you age.

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Do you age faster with hypothyroidism? The truth behind premature aging myths

According to the American Thyroid Association, up to 12% of the US population will develop some form of thyroid dysfunction over their lifetime. This raises a common question for many diagnosed with an underactive thyroid: **Do you age faster with hypothyroidism**? While untreated hypothyroidism can present symptoms that mimic and exacerbate the aging process, it does not inherently accelerate your biological age, and many of these effects are reversible with proper management.

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