The word shanty is not used much in Ireland. It seems to be a word used mainly by americans. Shanty Irish was used to describe the poorest of the.
Pregnancy and pituitary function. Pregnancy can also cause hypothyroidism by depressing pituitary function. The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain and operates as a control tower for the bodyâs hormones. As a result the pituitary fails to signal the thyroid to release enough TSH to stimulate thyroid activity.
Neonatal hypothyroidism is decreased thyroid hormone production in a newborn. In very rare cases, no thyroid hormone is produced. The condition is also called congenital hypothyroidism. Congenital means present from birth. Hypothyroidism in the newborn may be caused by: 1  A missing or poorly developed thyroid gland. 2  A pituitary gland that does not stimulate the thyroid gland. 3  Thyroid hormones that are poorly formed or do not work.  Medicines the mother took during pregnancy.