Can my thyroid status affect my wife?

Dr Ajit Man Singh
Senior Consultant ENT & Head and Neck Surgery,
Max Healthcare,
New Delhi

Q: My 27 years old wife's body is warm most of the time. I am suffering from a thyroid problem. Can my thyroid status affect her?

A:Please keep a temperature record of your wife. If documented high, take her to a physician and get her thyroid profile done. Your thyroid status cannot affect her.