Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to study background, use of antithyroid drugs carries potential risk for teratogenic effects. “For ...

What is the evidence driving the need for treatment? Unsurprisingly, any association with specific symptoms and signs is weak, although palpitation might be more frequent. Some, but not all, small ...

The thyroid gland has an important role in determining how much energy the body burns. Thyroid gland functions are regulated by a hormone known as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Increased levels ...

In an analysis that included more than 70,000 participants from 13 studies, subclinical hyperthyroidism was associated with an increased risk for hip and other fractures including spine, according to ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Key Takeaways High TSH levels usually mean the thyroid is underactive, which is called ...

Recently, Odell et al. 9 described an unusual syndrome of increased thyroid function without clinical hyperthyroidism in a group of women with metastatic trophoblastic tumors. Evidence was presented ...

High TSH levels can mean you have an underactive thyroid or a pituitary gland tumor. Low TSH levels can mean you have an overactive thyroid or issues with the pituitary gland. TSH levels are first ...

COPENHAGEN — The risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) varies with thyroid function and is significantly increased even in subclinical hyperthyroidism--that is, even when low thyroid-stimulating ...

Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) was discussed in column a few weeks ago. To review, the thyroid is a gland located in the front of the neck that regulates our metabolism. It produces T4 (4 iodine ...

Surveys were sent to 304 ATA members; 4 were returned as undeliverable. The response rate among those receiving the survey was 62% (185/300). Demographic data on survey respondents are shown in Table ...