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  2. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    Levothyroxine is a frequently prescribed drug in the United States, particularly for older people, as lower thyroid function can be associated with aging. Questions remain over how appropriately ...

  3. Hyperthyroidism - Wikipedia

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    Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. [3] Thyrotoxicosis is the condition that occurs due to excessive thyroid hormone of any cause and therefore includes hyperthyroidism. [3]

  4. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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    Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the function of the thyroid gland.The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck and produces thyroid hormones [1] that travel through the blood to help regulate many other organs, meaning that it is an endocrine organ.

  5. Graves' disease - Wikipedia

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    Side effects of the antithyroid medications include a potentially fatal reduction in the level of white blood cells. Therapy with radioiodine is the most common treatment in the United States, while antithyroid drugs and/or thyroidectomy are used more often in Europe, Japan, and most of the rest of the world.

  6. Thyroid disease in women - Wikipedia

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    Levothyroxine is safe to use during pregnancy and necessary for the health of the baby. [4] Women with Hashimoto's disease or an underactive thyroid who are taking levothyroxine before pregnancy may need a higher dose to maintain normal thyroid function. Clinicians may check thyroid function every 6 to 8 weeks during pregnancy.

  7. Is It Just Stress...Or Perimenopause? Doctors Explain ... - AOL

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    Even before perimenopause, hormones naturally fluctuate with your cycle and may be different from cycle to cycle, so Dr. Rosser doesn’t put too much stock in hormone testing for this purpose.

  8. How to answer questions about your body this holiday season ...

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    It's the most wonderful—and stressful—time of the year. While the holiday season can be joyful, gatherings with family, friends, and colleagues inevitably come with some awkward encounters.

  9. Thyrotoxic myopathy - Wikipedia

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    To understand how high levels of thyroxine can be toxic and lead to thyrotoxic myopathy physiologically, consider basic neuromuscular junction function. Under normal circumstances, muscle contraction occurs when electrical impulses travel down descending axons from the brain or spinal cord towards the neuromuscular junction .