Common Thyroid Conditions
The thyroid is one of the most important glands in the human body. It plays a part in regulating almost everything.
Interestingly, the gland begins its formation on the very back portion of the tongue, and as a developing baby matures, the gland
travels down deeper into the neck, right above your collar bones. The hormones secreted by this gland enters the blood and affects almost
every other organ in the human body. If it isn't making enough hormone, a person can experience fatigue, depression, thinning hair and skin,
weight gain, constipation, feeling cold inappropriately, swelling of the body in general, and a swelling of the gland itself in the neck.
If it is making too much hormone, a person will experience weight loss, diarrhea, tremor, and a rapid heartbeat. Fortunately, in these
situations, medical treatment is often able to completely control these symptoms.
If you've been diagnosed with a thyroid condition, click the link below to learn more:
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Hyperthyroidism (too much hormone)
- Hypothyroidism (too little hormone)
- Hashimoto's Thyroid Disease
Parathyroid Conditions
The parathyroid glands are attached to the back of the thyroid gland itself and are the main regulator of bone health and calcium levels
in the blood. Most patients have 4 of the glands, one on each back corner of the thyroid gland, though one patient was found to have 12!
The most common spontaneous disease to develop in the parathyroid glands is called primary hyperparathyroidism, or when
they make too much of their hormone withouth anything else causing it. This commonly leads to excess calcium in the blood and can
cause a variety of symptoms such as bone/joint pain, stomach ulcers, fatigue/depression, and kidney stones. Most patients who suffer
from this are found to have a single gland which has swollen significantly. Fortunately, a relatively small surgery can be done to
remove this gland and correct the patient's symptoms.
If you've been diagnosed with a parathyroid disorder, click the link below to learn more:
If you suffer from any of these, make an appointment with Dr York today, CLICK HERE!