Named after the doctor who discovered the disease, Graves’ Disease is the most common form of Hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism can be defined as an “overactivity of the thyroid gland.” Both men and women have thyroids, but woman- specifically those who are between the ages of 20 and 40- are more prone to suffer from this disease. ...
It isn’t uncommon that woman have issues with their thyroid glands, especially as they get older. However, the most common has to do with a slowing thyroid. Although a slowing thyroid is just as serious and just as troublesome, a hyperthyroid is something that is less mentioned and fewer women know just what it is. ...
Hyperthyroidism can come on quite suddenly and knowing the signs and symptoms can help you get the medical treatment you need. I recently went hyperthyroid and it happened in just a few months. I had a complete panel of thyroid tests done at the end of December 2009 with all of my thyroid hormones coming ...
Hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine (or hormonal) disorder in cats. The thyroid hormone is important in regulating metabolism. The prefix ‘hyper-‘ means excessive. To begin with, it’s helpful to understand how a normal thyroid gland functions, then we can move on to what happens when it becomes overactive. Explanations will be given about how ...
Thyroid hormone is an essential hormone that has numerous important functions throughout the body. Thyroid hormone is made in the thyroid gland. Production is controlled largely by the pituitary gland via a complex series of feedback controls. Hyperthyroidism occurs when these controls breakdown and allow access production of thyroid hormones. A key function of thyroid ...
Although Graves’ disease can affect anyone, it is more common in women and usually affects them before the age of 40. The ultimate goal for treatment is to stop the over production of the thyroid hormones. Symptoms of Graves Disease There are many symptoms to Graves ‘ disease and everyone’s body is different. You may ...
