Ọ bụ ezie na ọ nwere ike ime ka ọtụtụ ihe mgbaàmà, dị ka ike ọgwụgwụ na-adịghị mma, mmetụta nke ike ọgwụgwụ, afọ ntachi, ịda mbà n'obi, na ibu ibu. Mgbe ụfọdụ enwere ike ịnwe ọzịza nke akụkụ ihu nke olu n'ihi goiter. Hypothyroidism a na-emeghị n'oge ime ime nwere ike ibute igbu oge na uto na mmepe ọgụgụ isi na nwa ma ọ bụ congenital iodine deficiency syndrome.N'ụwa nile, iodine dị ntakịrị na nri bụ ihe kachasị akpata hypothyroidism. Na mba ndị nwere iodine na oke, ihe kachasị akpata hypothyroidism bụ autoimmune Hashimoto's thyroid. Ọ nwere ike ịkpata ọtụtụ ihe mgbaàmà, dịka ọgwụgwọ na-adịghị arụ ọrụ na thyroidine. Ọ nwere ike ịkpata ọrịa hypothyroidism n'ọtụtụ oge karịa ọgwụ ndị a na-ahụkarị na United States. Ọ nwere ike ịkpata ọrịa hypothyroidism site na ọgwụ ndị a na-ahụkarị, gụnyere ọgwụ mgbochi ọrịa hypothyroidism site na ọgwụ ndị dị elu. N'oge gara aga, a na
enweghị ike ịnagide oyi, mmetụta nke ike ọgwụgwụ, afọ ntachi, ịda mbà n'obi, na ibu ibu