GUIDE TO STERKFONTEIN DAM BACKGROUND This massive body of water is some 20km south west of Harrismith on the road to KwaZulu-Natal via Oliviershoek Pass.The land surrounding the dam is a nature reserve administered by the Free State Province, all amid magnificent mountain scenery.UIDE TO STERKFONTEIN DAM BACKGROUND This massive body of water is some 20km south west of Harrismith on the road to KwaZulu-Natal via Oliviershoek Pass.
1 Hashimoto's thyroiditis is caused by an autoimmune process that causes inflammation of the thyroid gland. 2  Symptoms of Hashimoto's thyroiditis are those of hypothyroidism and include. 3  feeling cold,  depression,
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is believed to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors include a family history of the condition and having another autoimmune diseases. Diagnosis is confirmed with blood tests for TSH, T4, and antithyroid antibodies. Other conditions that can produce similar symptoms include Gravesâ disease and nontoxic nodular goiter. Hashimoto's thyroiditis, regardless of whether or not hypothyroidism is present, can be treated with levothyroxine.