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Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy / Part One / Part Two
Two-part article explores the effects of thyroid disease on fertility, miscarriage risk, and how to ensure a healthy pregnancy for a mother-to-be with thyroid disease.

Hair Loss With Thyroid Disease
Inside tips on how to overcome hair loss as a symptom or side effect of thyroid disease and its treatments.

Do Soy Foods Negatively Affect Your Thyroid?
The negative impact soy products have on thyroid function, including thyroid dangers soy formula poses for infants.

Thyroid Disease and Sexual Dysfunction
A look at the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in the U.S., and the link to undertreated or untreated hypothyroidism.

Thyroid Disease and Menopause
Misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of thyroid disease during menopause.

Caffeine, Calcium & the Thyroid -- Part 1 / Part 2
Exploring the relationship between too much caffeine, too little calcium and thyroid disease symptoms.

Candidiasis (Yeast Overgrowth) and Thyroid Disease
A look at the relationship between yeast problems and thyroid disease.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Hypothyroidism
The latest findings re: the relationship between the painful wrist/forearm/hand nerve compression problem known as carpal tunnel syndrome and hypothyroidism.

Palpitations? Pounding? Panic Attacks? Mitral Valve Prolapse!
Fatigue, low tolerance for exercise, intestinal problems, and shortness of breath may be symptoms of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) syndrome, a heart valve defect.

Does Quitting Smoking Trigger Thyroid Disease?
A look at the surprising relationship between smoking, stopping smoking, and autoimmune thyroid disease -- including Hashimoto's and Graves'! Also discusses why a TSH test should be done BEFORE and AFTER quitting smoking.

Is Your Thyroid Making You Exhausted?
A look at why you might still be tired, even if you're being treated for thyroid disease.

Thyroid Antibodies
A look at what it means to have thyroid antibodies, and whether or not this calls for treatment.

Depression and Thyroid Disease
The relationship between depression and thyroid disease, and conventional and alternative treatments to help.

Treatment of Anergic Depression in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis with Fluoxetine and D-Amphetamine
Alan Cohen, M.D. has provided his article, featured in the journal Depression, talking about resistant depression that responds to special drug therapy.

Adrenal Dysfunction & Addison's Disease
In-depth, annotated links to information about adrenal dysfunction & Addison's disease

Do Thyroid Patients Need a Flu Shot?
A look at whether thyroid patients should consider getting a flu shot.

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