If a person does not receive treatment, hyperthyroidism can have serious effects. One of these is a life threatening condition called thyroid storm. During a thyroid storm, a person’s heart rate, body ...

Hyperthyroidism means the thyroid gland is overactive and produces more hormones than your body needs. Brain fog and other cognitive changes are potential complications of hyperthyroidism. Brain fog ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, does a deep dive on the signs of hyperthyroidism. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...

Secondary hyperthyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone. It can often be caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary gland. The primary treatment option is surgery.

Earlier this fall, Medscape Medical News spoke to endocrinologists Angela M. Leung, MD, and Karen Tsai, MD, on how to interpret abnormal results of thyroid hormone tests. To address some additional ...

Both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism can affect levels of circulating sex hormones, regardless of a person’s biological sex. This, in turn, can cause changes to sexual desire and function. Treating ...

After her divorce, when Sarah Cunningham, then 36, was navigating her new life as a single mom to a young daughter, she came to accept feeling anxious all the time. “Constant pressure in my chest, ...

Researchers published the study covered in this summary on Research Square as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Men with hyperthyroidism had a significant 73% higher prevalence of ...