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Thyroid Disease

Also called: Thyroid Disorder

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Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) can cause many symptoms.  You asked about joint pain - yes joint pain and muscle aches can occur in...
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Millions of women with unresolved menopausal-like symptoms, even those taking estrogen, may be suffering from undiagnosed thyroid disease. While...
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Depending on the disease being treated, the outcomes can vary. Some thyroid diseases (such as postpartum thyroiditis) can be self-limited. Other...
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If the thyroid itself is underactive, or if the regulators of the thyroid gland are not functioning properly, hypothyroidism can result. There are...
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Blood testsBlood tests are often used to help determine thyroid function. Thyroid stimulating hormone is often a screening tool and can be used along...
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Depending on the specifics of the disease being treated, medications, surgery, or radioactive therapy may be used as treatment modalities...
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Structural problems with the thyroid gland can occasionally result in altered function, such as toxic multinodular goiter and toxic nodules...
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Disease of the thyroid gland is extremely common. In some conditions, the thyroid may produce too much hormone. In other conditions, the thyroid may...
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