Thyroid Health
Life with Thyroid Disease
Life with Thyroid Disease
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a disorder that occurs when the thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormone than the body needs. It is sometimes called thyrotoxicosis, the technical term for too much thyroid hormone in the blood. About 1 percent of the U.S. population has hyperthyroidism.1 Women are much more likely to develop hyperthyroidism than men. What causes [...]
Thyroid Health Basics
The thyroid is a 2-inch-long, butterfly-shaped gland weighing less than an ounce. Located in the front of the neck below the larynx, or voice box, it is composed of two lobes, one on each side of the windpipe. The thyroid is one of the glands that make up the endocrine system. The endocrine glands produce, [...]