Hypothyroidism, affects around 1% of general population. Anemia in association with hypothyroidism has been studied since 1881. Iron deficiency has multiple adverse affects on thyroid metabolism. It decreases circulating thyroid hormone concentration, blunts thyrotropic response to TRH, decreases serum T3 and T4 levels and slow turnover of T3. Therefore, this hospital based study was performed in department of Medicine, ASCOMS, Jammu over period of one year to find out the prevalence of iron deficiency among primary hypothyroid patients.
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