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The thyroid is a gland that controls key functions of your body. Disease of the thyroid gland can affect nearly every organ in your body and harm your health.
Follow the links below to find information about thyroid diseases and disorders, including hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
Reviewed May 2008
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Thyroid eye disease
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myDr
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Thyroid eye disease occurs in people with thyroid disease and is characterised by inflammation, swelling and eventual scarring.
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Sep 2007
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Thyroid conditions - Hashimoto's disease
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Better Health Channel
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Hashimoto's disease is a common cause of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). It is an autoimmune condition. Immune system cells attack the thyroid gland, causing inflammation. This reduces the thyroid's ability to make hormones. The condition is also called Hashimoto's thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis.
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Jun 2007
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Thyroid disease in children
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myDr
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Learn about the signs, symptoms and treatment of thyroid disease in children.
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Sep 2007
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Goitre
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Better Health Channel
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A goitre is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. Causes include iodine deficiency and thyroid conditions, such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, nodules and cancer. Treatment depends on the cause.
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Jun 2007
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Thyroid disorders - hyperthyroidism
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Better Health Channel
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The thyroid gland controls important metabolic processes, such as growth and energy expenditure. Hyperthyroidism means the thyroid gland is overactive. An immune system abnormality called Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
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Feb 2007
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Thyroid disorders - hypothyroidism
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Better Health Channel
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The thyroid gland secretes hormones to regulate metabolic processes, including growth and energy expenditure. Hypothyroidism means the thyroid gland is underactive and fails to make enough hormones. The treatment is lifelong hormone replacement with thyroxine tablets.
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Sep 2008
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Thyroid cancer
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Better Health Channel
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There are four different types of thyroid cancer and one form of lymphoma that can occur in the thyroid gland. They are classified by their malignancy and speed of growth. The most common treatment is surgery. The majority of thyroid cancers are readily treatable with excellent survival rates.
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Sep 2008
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Thyroid gland explained
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Better Health Channel
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The thyroid gland regulates many metabolic processes, including growth and energy use. Around one in 20 people will experience some form of thyroid dysfunction in their lifetime, with women more susceptible than men. Common problems include overactivity and underactivity of the thyroid gland.
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Feb 2007
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Thyroid hormone replacement for subclinical hypothyroidism
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Subclinical hypothyroidism is a condition where some laboratory findings point at a thyroid gland not working properly. Patients with subclinical hypothyroidism may have vague, non-specific symptoms of actual hypothyroidism (for example dry skin, cold s...
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May 2007
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Hypothyroidism
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hypothyroidism by professional health specialists.
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Apr 2008
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Postnatal thyroid hormones for preterm infants with transient hypothyroxinaemia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Extremely premature infants frequently have transiently low thyroid hormone levels in the first weeks after birth. These low thyroid hormone levels are associated with an increased incidence of complications and death in the newborn period and longer te...
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Oct 2006
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Goitre (thyroid enlargement)
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of goitre (thyroid enlargement) by professional health specialists.
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Jun 2008
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Thyroid gland disorders
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myDr
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The average person knows little about the detrimental affects of thyroid disorders upon health and this can be very discouraging.
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Sep 2007
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Thyroid gland
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myDr
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Situated in the front of the neck, the thyroid gland makes a hormone (thyroxine) which affects the body's metabolic rate.
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Jun 2008
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Wound drains following thyroid surgery
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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People who undergo thyroid surgery are thought to be at risk of respiratory distress, wound infections, excessive fluid accumulation and increased stay in hospital stay. Concerns about these complications lead surgeons to insert drains after the procedu...
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Jul 2007
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Thyroid disease
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Australian Prescriber
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If the thyroid gland is diseased or damaged it cannot make enough thyroid hormone. This condition is called hypothyroidism. Lifelong treatment with thyroxine tablets is usually needed, with occasional blood tests to make sure the dose is right.
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Dec 2008
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Iodine and your thyroid gland
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myDr
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Find out about how important iodine is for your thyroid gland, and how iodine deficiency can cause problems, especially in unborn and newborn babies.
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Nov 2008
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Thyroid disease and glaucoma
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Glaucoma Australia
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Thyroid over or under activity can be associated with problems in and around the eyes. Fluid can collect in the tissues behind and alongside the eyes, causing swelling and pushing the eyes forwards so that they bulge and are difficult to close.
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Oct 2004
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Antithyroid drug regimen for treating Graves' hyperthyroidism
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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People who have Graves' hyperthyroidism have thyroid glands which are releasing too much thyroid hormone. This can cause goitres (swelling in the neck around the thyroid gland), sweating, bowel or menstrual problems, and other symptoms. Treatments inclu...
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Feb 2005
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