What Is Thyroid Disease?
2. Thyroid Disease?
Thyroid disease is an umbrella term for medical conditions that affect the production and release of hormones from the thyroid gland. As these hormones play an important role in the running of our body, they can have a real impact on how our body functions. Thyroid disease can also be broken down into another two sub-categories.
These categories are hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism. The former means that the thyroid gland is producing too few hormones, while the latter means that too many hormones are being released into the body. Each type has different potential causes, and will also result in different symptoms.
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