Your thyroid is an important endocrine gland that makes and releases hormones. Your thyroid's main job is to control your metabolism — how your body uses energy.
Understand what thyroid disease is, how your thyroid works, and how hormone imbalances like hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism affect your body.
The thyroid is a gland in the neck. The thyroid gland creates hormones that affect metabolism. Learn about thyroid diseases, such as hypothyroidism.
The thyroid sometimes makes too little or much hormone, resulting in thyroid disease. Find out the types, symptoms and treatment options.
MSN: Thyroid stimulating hormone supports metabolism: What if it’s too high or low?
Thyroid stimulating hormone supports metabolism: What if it’s too high or low?
The thyroid and parathyroid glands are two hormone-producing entities of the endocrine system. The thyroid gland produces hormones that influence numerous metabolic functions in the body, including ...
Bonsack is a patient advocate based in Moab, Utah. In the midst of a health crisis a few years ago, doctors repeatedly checked my thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), revealing an odd pattern: My test ...
Graves disease (GD)-associated hyperthyroidism is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the presence of autoantibodies that stimulate the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), leading to ...
The thyroid gland surrounds the cricoid and tracheal cartilages and consists of two lobes. This image shows a variant thyroid with a pyramidal lobe emerging from the middle of the thyroid. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ composed of two lobes, left and right, connected by a narrow tissue band, called an "isthmus". [4] It weighs 25 grams in adults, with each lobe being about 5 cm ...