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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with subclinical hyperthyroidism and suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone had an increased risk for ...

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 ...

High TSH levels usually mean the thyroid is underactive, which is called hypothyroidism. TSH levels can change due to factors like age, sex, and pregnancy. TSH influences thyroid hormones that control ...

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 ...

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 ...