![]() ![]() Compared to controls, right and left 2D:4D were significantly higher in women with Hashimoto thyroiditis and lower in women with Graves’ disease, the effects were higher for right 2D:4D. Second and fourth digit length, weight, height were measured directly, and 2D:4D and BMI were calculated. The cross-sectional study included 106 women with autoimmune thyroid disease: 73 women diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis and 33 women with Graves’ disease, together with 70 healthy women as controls. This study aimed to examine a relationship between right and left 2D:4D in women with Hashimoto thyroiditis and Graves’ disease. Digit ratio (2D:4D) is thought to be a negative correlate of prenatal testosterone and a positive correlate of prenatal estrogen. Estrogen receptors are found in the thyroid gland and can modulate the gland’s function. ![]() ![]() Hashimoto thyroiditis and Graves’ disease are autoimmune thyroid diseases which occur much more frequently in women than in men. ![]()
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