Learn about thyroid

Surgery for Hyperthyroidism

Surgery is a treatment option for hyperthyroidism, but it's not as commonly used as antithyroid medications or radioactive iodine.

There's a new treatment option for patients who need to have thyroid surgery: robotic thyroidectomy. No, that doesn't mean that a robot is doing your surgery. Robotic thyroidectomy does mean that you won't have a scar on your neck, and for many people, that's reason enough to try this recently-developed surgical technique.

What Is Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Hypothyroidism is a condition classified by an under-active thyroid gland—when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones.

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

The most common thyroid disorder is hypothyroidism. Hypo- means deficient or under(active), so hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid gland. Recognizing the symptoms of hypothyroidism is extremely important.

Causes of Hypothyroidism

The most common cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto's thyroiditis (or autoimmune hypothyroidism), a form of thyroid inflammation caused by your own immune system.

Animal Thyroid Supplements for Hypothyroidism

Though synthetic thyroid hormones are the preferred medication for hypothyroidism today, animal thyroid hormones (also known as desiccated, or dried, thyroid extract) were once the standard treatment. In fact, they were the only treatment available.

Graves’ Disease Treatment

Graves’ Disease Diagnosis

Graves’ Disease Overview

Graves’ disease is named for the doctor who first described it in Ireland—Robert J.