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Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It is one of your endocrine glands, which make hormones. The thyroid helps set your metabolism - how your body gets energy from the foods you eat.
Millions of people in the U.S. have thyroid diseases. Most of them are women. If you have a thyroid disease, your body uses energy more slowly or quickly than it should. A thyroid gland that is not active enough, called hypothyroidism, is far more common. It can make you gain weight, feel fatigued and have difficulty dealing with cold temperatures. If your thyroid is too active, it makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. That condition is hyperthyroidism. Too much thyroid hormone can make you lose weight, speed up your heart rate and make you very sensitive to heat.
There are many causes for both conditions. Treatment involves trying to reset your body's metabolism to a normal rate.
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Thyroid Cancer Songbook - Thyroid cancer survivor, Megan Stendebach, shares humor and songs about living with this rare disease.
Addison's Disease and Type I Diabetes - Information about Schmidt's syndrome -- a polyglandular autoimmune syndrome involving adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) plus autoimmune thyroid disease and/or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Thyroid History - Contains articles of historical research and present studies. Includes diagnosis, treatment, and related diseases.
Thyroid Disease Manager - Features a complete analysis of thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, nodules, cancer, and aspects of physiology.
Thyroid Disease - Pathology lecture notes and pictures of goiter, including cancer.
Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism - Recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of patients with thyroid diseases. From the AACE, for professionals.
Thyroid Disease News Blog - Features articles and research on thyroid disorders, including related conditions caused by them.
My Personal Battle With Autoimmine Thyroid Disease - A personal story about fighting Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Me, Myself, and My Thyroid - Patient site that offers insight and words of wisdom for dealing with this disease.