An iodine deficiency may also lead to toxic thyroid nodules, which are nodules that lead to an excess of thyroid hormones, resulting in hyperthyroidism. Toxic thyroid nodules can cause symptoms ...

Type I is iodine-induced hyperthyroidism, which develops in those with underlying thyroid disease, type II is amiodarone-induced destructive thyroiditis. Type I AIT typically occurs in those with ...

If results show a low TSH level (below 0.5 mU/L), it may mean an overactive thyroid, or hyperthyroidism. TSH results may seem counterintuitive. A high TSH level suggests an underactive thyroid gland, ...

Men and women share many of hyperthyroidism’s main symptoms, but there are some symptoms that are unique to men. Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which your thyroid gland produces more thyroid ...

Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid gland that produces too much thyroid hormone, while hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid gland that produces too little thyroid hormone. Although both ...