Category: Thyroid Disease
There is compelling evidence that today’s thyroid epidemic is multi-factored, rather than due to chemical agents alone. In other words, various nonchemical factors might be combining with the chemical …
About 80 percent of all hyperthyroidism is caused by Graves’ disease, an autoimmune thyroid disease. Graves’ disease is the next most common autoimmune thyroid disease after Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. It …
A frustrating complication associated with autoimmune thyroid disorders is thyroid eye disease (TED). Thyroid eye disease tends to strike people with Graves’-related hyperthyroidism and sometimes even those suffering from …
Sadness Versus Depression The million-dollar question is whether you are just sad or depressed. Everyone experiences sadness, bad days, and bad moods. Feeling sad is not the same thing …
Both untreated hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis can lead to cardiovascular complications (complications involving the heart, arteries, and veins) or a worsening of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The term heart …
Normal Fatigue Lifestyle factors are largely responsible for most people’s fatigue. When hypothyroidism is added to normal fatigue, however, it can be overwhelming. In these cases, the lifestyle changes …
When it comes to menopause, women with thyroid disease have a little more to be concerned about than women without thyroid disease. All postmenopausal women are at an increased …
Roughly 4 to 7 percent of people over age sixty are definitely hypothyroid. It’s also suspected that a much greater percentage of people over sixty have sub-clinical hypothyroidism that frequently goes …
Approximately 6.1 million couples experience infertility each year, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Surveys indicate about 15 percent of all couples will experience infertility at …
For the most part, the causes of thyroid disease during pregnancy are the same as in the general population. And the most common thyroid diseases in pregnancy mirror the …