Women who are diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, or hypothyroidism, are often prescribed prescription drugs to replace the hormones that are deficient in their bodies. The use of some hormone replacement therapies, such as Premarin (extracted from pregnant mare urine) and synthetics replacement drugs such as Synthroid is controversial and there is debate on their relative safety and dangers. Drugs [....]
The thyroid gland produces many of the hormones that are necessary for metabolism, which is basically the process whereby the cells in your body burn calories in order to produce energy. When this is affected, many of the body’s organs and systems can suffer detrimental symptoms, and can result in disease and severe illness. In the case of an underactive [....]
A correctly functioning thyroid makes a perfectly balanced ratio of the hormones it produces. Our metabolism is managed by these hormones, influencing our body temperature, how many calories we burn and our body weight. If there are too many hormones in your system, every cell in your body increases the rate at which it functions. This results in an overactive [....]
Thyroditis is the inflammation of the thyroid gland that may occur when someone suffers from the condition of having an underactive thyroid, also known as Hypothyroidism. The condition of an underactive thyroid basically occurs when not enough hormones are being produced by the thyroid, which causes a chemical imbalance in your body to react with various thyroiditis symptoms. When someone [....]