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Thyroid Guide
| Name | Mary Shomon | |
| Thyroid Guide | ||
| Biography | Public Profile | |
Mary belongs to our network of Guides from our parent company, About.com. In addition to providing Calorie Count Plus with articles, reviews, and tutorials, Guides also maintain their own GuideSites on About.com with in-depth information on each one of their areas of specialization. To learn more about Mary and her background, see her Calorie Count Plus biography page.
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| Hypothyroidism Risk/Symptoms Checklist You can use this checklist to bring to your doctor to help aid in getting a proper diagnosis of hypothyroidism, or as background information in your discussions regarding finetuning your dosage so you are at the optimal TSH level for your own level of wellness. |
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| Is Your Hypothyroidism UNDERtreated If you're on thyroid hormone replacement, have a TSH level that's in the normal range, and are still having a range of thyroid-related symptoms, you may be one of the millions of thyroid patients suffering from undertreated hypothyroidism and can benefit from a discussion with your doctor about optimum TSH levels and thyroid drug options. |
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| Hashimoto's vs. Hypothyroidism: What's the Difference A Look at Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and Underactive Thyroid Conditions. |
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| Thyroid Testing and Diagnosis Diagnosing thyroid disease is a process that can incorporate numerous factors, including clinical evaluation, blood tests, imaging tests, biopsies, and other tests. |
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| How to Keep Exercising and Keep it Exciting! 17 Tips from Thyroid Patients I'm sure that you'll find some inspiring and practical ideas in these wonderful suggestions, just as I did!!! |
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| Slight Fluctuations in TSH: Can They Affect Your Weight? Research published in the May 2005 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism has finally put to rest a disagreement in the endocrinology world regarding whether or not even slight hypothyroidism can cause weight gain. |
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| Thyroid Nodules/Lumps and Goiter (Enlargement) Thyroid nodules, thyroid lumps, and the thyroid enlargement known as a goiter. |
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| Hair Loss Solutions For Thyroid Patients Your hair is a fairly accurate barometer of your health. Hair cells are some of the fastest growing in the body, and when your body is under stress or in crisis, hair cells can shut down in order to redirect energy elsewhere, to places where it is needed. The types of physical situations that can cause hair loss include hormonal changes, nutritional deficiencies, a variety of medications, surgery, and many medical conditions, in particular, thyroid disease. |
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| Is Your Thyroid Making You Exhausted Some people with hyperthyroidism find themselves completely exhausted. This can be due to the insomnia and difficulty sleeping that is a common hyperthyroidism symptom. It can also be due to the stress on the body of having a rapid pulse, higher blood pressure, diarrhea, tremors and other symptoms of hyperthyroidism. |
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| Panic Attacks and Palpitations: Are They Signs of Hyperthyroidism Many people don't realize that panic attacks can be a common symptom of hyperthyroidism or the autoimmune disease Graves' disease. Some patients are even misdiagnosed as having panic disorder, when they are actually hyperthyroid. |
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| Men: Is Your Thyroid Causing Sexual Problems It's common knowledge that endocrine disorders -- diabetes for example -- can have an effect on men's sexuality, and even reproduction. The connection with thyroid disease, however, has never been formally studied...until now. |
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| Hypothyroidism Associated with Reduced Breast Cancer Risk Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that women with hypothyroidism -- a common thyroid gland disorder involving an underactive thyroid -- appear to have a reduced chance of developing invasive breast cancer, according to a study published in the March 15 issue of Cancer, which was published online Feb. 14. |
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| Cigarette Smoking Linked to Overactive Thyroid According to research just published this month, women who smoke have double the risk of developing hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease. Cigarette smoking should, therefore, now be considered a major risk factor for Graves' disease. |
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| What You Need to Know About Thyroid Storm Some people with Graves' disease or hyperthyroidism -- an overactive thyroid that is producing too much thyroid hormone -- develop a condition known as thyroid storm. It's not common however; only 1-2% of patients with hyperthyroidism develop thyroid storm. During thyroid storm, the heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature can become uncontrollable high. |
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| 5 Things You Should Know About Your Thyroid & Pregnancy Everyone can have thyroid problems. Even if you've never had thyroid issues prior to pregnancy, you should have your thyroid levels checked in early pregnancy and again in early postpartum. These are very likely times when you may experience difficulties with your thyroid for a variety of reasons. |
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| Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Thyroid Disease One in 10 new mothers experience some degree of postpartum depression. These complications usually occur within just days after the delivery, but can can happen anytime during the first year after a baby is born. |
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| Why Are More People Being Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer According to research published in the May 10, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the more than doubling of the rate of thyroid cancer over the past three decades is due to improved diagnostic techniques, rather than an actual increase in the occurrence of this type of cancer. |
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| Chernobyl's Continuing Thyroid Impact The 1986 nuclear accident and its continuing impact on thyroid disease. |
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| Do You Have an Autoimmune Disease A Look at Symptoms that Point to Undiagnosed Autoimmune Disease | |
| Thyroid Books, Newsletters, Support Groups, Other Resources Find information on books and newsletters related to thyroid disease, autoimmune disease, endocrine conditions and weight loss. |
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