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The amount of radioactive iodine the thyroid gland takes up helps show whether Graves' disease or another condition is the cause of the hyperthyroidism. This ...
Treatment for hypothyroidism usually includes taking the thyroid hormone medicine levothyroxine (Levo-T, Synthroid, others) every day. Research has shown that ...
There are four main thyroid afflictions: hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules. Hyperthyroidism is the case of an overactive ...
Iodine is a mineral in some foods. It helps the thyroid gland make important hormones. If the thyroid doesn't make enough hormones, that's called hypothyroidism ...
Hypothyroidism happens when the thyroid gland doesn't make enough thyroid hormone. This condition also is called underactive thyroid. Hypothyroidism usually ...
An overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) produces too much hormone. Symptoms may include unintentional weight gain or loss, persistent fatigue, palpitations, and ...
If you have mild hypothyroidism, you may have no treatment but get regular TSH tests to monitor thyroid hormone levels. T-4 hormone replacement therapy.
The parathyroid glands lie behind the thyroid. They produce parathyroid hormone, which plays a role in regulating the body's blood level of calcium and ...
Fortunately, most thyroid nodules are benign, but a workup is necessary to determine whether there may be thyroid cancer present.
The thyroid research group in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition-Research at Mayo Clinic studies thyroid cancer and Graves' ...
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