Intercountry adoptions accounted for 14 percent of all. adoptions in 2007 and 13 percent of all adoptions in. 2008. In 2007, U.S. citizens adopted 19,569 children from. foreign countries, and 17,416 children were adopted from. foreign countries in 2008.
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a condition caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland. It is an autoimmune disease, which means that the body inappropriately attacks the thyroid gland-as if it was foreign tissue. The underlying cause of the autoimmune process remains unknown. 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, 4  depression, 5  dry skin, 6  constipation, 7  fatigue, 8  sleepiness, and. 9  weight gain.
These symptoms could be due to alterations in thyroid hormone, as well as due to the autoimmune process itself. Hashimotoâs causes a breakdown of the thyroid gland, which can rush thyroid hormones into the bloodstream causing a transient hyperthyroidism. Symptoms of agitation, anxiety and even psychosis can occur â¦anyone who has experienced symptoms of hyperthyroidism can describe how terrible this feels. Once the thyroid hormone is cleared out, the person may be functionally hypothyroid, and they may have symptoms of depression, apathy, poor mood and brain fog.