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Many people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have hypothyroidism.(1) Additionally, females are more likely to have hypothyroidism than males due to many possible factors, such as hormones, that are not well-understood.(1–4) Diabetes and hypothyroidism are both hormone disorders.(5,6) Hormones are chemical messengers that flow through your bloodstream to tissues or organs and have many different slow-acting effects on the body.(7) Insulin hormone (related to diabetes), thyroid hormo

Coons A, Shubrook JH . Ann Infert Rep Endocrin. 2021;4(1):1026. The authors discuss the interaction between the female reproductive system and T1D and how to improve future research and management of T1D. Click here to read the publication.