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  1. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Blood tests are used to diagnose hypothyroidism. Treatment with thyroid hormone medicine usually is simple, safe and effective once you and your health care ...

  2. Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    ... thyroid gland. That prompts the thyroid to make too much thyroid hormone. Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Overactive thyroid ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

    ANSWER: The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck. The thyroid has a significant impact on the body because it produces ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

    ANSWER: The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland at the neck's base. The thyroid has a significant effect on the body in that it produces hormones that ...

  5. Hashimoto's disease - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    The primary treatment is thyroid hormone replacement. Hashimoto's disease is also known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and chronic ...

  6. Thyroid Disease Can Diminish Quality of Life

    There are four main thyroid afflictions: hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules. Hyperthyroidism is the case of an overactive ...

  7. Thyroid disease: How does it affect your mood? - Mayo Clinic

    Anxiety. Nervousness. Irritability. With underactive thyroid, a condition called hypothyroidism, mood symptoms may include: Depression. Unusual tiredness.

  8. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Thyroid disorder may not show symptoms until pregnancy

    Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the front of your neck. The hormones that the thyroid gland makes — triiodothyronine, or T3, and ...

  9. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding thyroid nodules

    Your thyroid gland produces two main hormones: thyroxine, often called T-4, and triiodothyronine, or T-3. Thyroid hormones affect many cells within your body.

  10. Consumer Health: What happens if your thyroid is too active or not active enough?

    Hyperthyroidism · Unintentional weight loss · Fast or irregular heartbeat · Pounding of the heart, sometimes called heart palpitations · Increased hunger ...