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Results 1 - 10 of 40 for Thyroid
  1. Thyroid Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that control ... your breathing, heart rate, weight, digestion, and moods. Thyroid diseases cause your thyroid to make either too ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/thyroiddiseases.html - Health Topics
  2. Thyroid Tests (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that control ... your breathing, heart rate, weight, digestion, and moods. Thyroid tests check how well your thyroid is working. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/thyroidtests.html - Health Topics
  3. Hyperthyroidism (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hyperthyroidism? Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hyperthyroidism.html - Health Topics
  4. Hypothyroidism (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hypothyroidism? Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland doesn't make enough thyroid hormones to meet your body's needs. Your thyroid is a small, butterfly- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hypothyroidism.html - Health Topics
  5. Thyroid Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is thyroid cancer? Thyroid cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the thyroid. Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the ... and moods. What are the different types of thyroid cancer? There are different types of thyroid cancer; ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/thyroidcancer.html - Health Topics
  6. Body Weight (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... problem. Causes for sudden weight loss can include: Thyroid problems Cancer Infectious diseases Digestive diseases Certain medicines Sudden weight gain can be due to medicines, thyroid problems, heart failure, and kidney disease. Good nutrition ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bodyweight.html - Health Topics
  7. Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Infertility. Low thyroid function. This problem also is called hypothyroidism. The thyroid is a gland that makes hormones that control ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/primaryovarianinsufficiency.html - Health Topics
  8. Benign Tumors (National Library of Medicine)  
    Tumors are abnormal growths in your body. They can be either benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer. Malignant ones are. Benign tumors grow only in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/benigntumors.html - Health Topics
  9. Cancer in Children (National Library of Medicine)  
    Cancer is a group of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body's cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cancerinchildren.html - Health Topics
  10. Hormones (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... major endocrine glands are the pituitary, pineal, thymus, thyroid, adrenal glands, and pancreas. In addition, men produce ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hormones.html - Health Topics
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