Recently, I've been receiving mail asking why the site's information seems biased toward women's information, and whether we can feature more information about the unique aspects of thyroid disease for men.

Good questions!

First, as to the "bias." There's definitely a bias towards information for women, but not due to any ill intent! The fact is, thyroid disease affects women 7 times more than men, and the large majority of thyroid sufferers are women, so the information available naturally tends toward covering women. Second, I'M a woman, so it's hard for me to write from the male perspective! Finally, there simply is rarely "news" about men and thyroid disease. Medical studies and books and such tend to focus on women, as the gender most likely to suffer thyroid problems.

But to address the critical question: can we feature more information about the unique aspects of thyroid disease for men? The answer is: absolutely. But to do that, I'll need your help.

To start, I'd really like to post as many stories from men with thyroid disease as I can at the website. In fact, I'll be happy to create a special "Men's Stories" page, featuring your information and personal accounts and advise and experiences. All you have to do is send them my way.

If you have thoughts or experiences regarding how you or a man you know has dealt with doctors, weight gain/loss issues, hair loss, general frustration, depression with thyroid disease, or anything else on your mind, this is the kind of thing other men want to know about and share.

So please send your stories to: me at my email address, thyroid.guide@about.com and I'll post them at the site. Please let me know if you'd like the account to include your name and/or email address, so others can contact you directly.

Also, I surf the net religiously every week looking for news and information specific to thyroid disease. If I've missed something that particularly deals with men, please let me know. And, feel free to write to suggest books you might want me to review that relate to men and thyroid disease, or other things that we can possibly cover at the site.

I look forward to hearing from you men out there!!! Again, contact me at my email address, thyroid.guide@about.com.

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