Thyroid conditions

Thyroid conditions – general information

• Thyroid and parathyroid glands What they are, how they work and thyroid problems
• Thyroid function tests
• Thyroid illness, symptoms, causes and risk factors, surgery, treatment and recovery from BBC Health and Patient UK
• Thyroid lumps and nodules: articles from Patient UK and Surgery Door
• Thyroid problems and pregnancy: articles from Patient UK
• Thyroidectomy What the operation involves, risks and recovery

Goitre

• Goitre Causes, treatments, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
• Goitre (thyroid swelling) Types, causes and treatment

Hashimoto’s disease 

• Hashimoto’s disease Symptoms, management and related conditions

Hyperparathyroidism

• Articles on hyperparathyroidism from Patient UK and Surgery Door 

Hyperthyroidism (also known as thyrotoxicosis or overactive thyroid)

• Articles on hyperthyroidism from Netdoctor, NHS Choices and NHS Direct
• Graves’ Disease: articles from Patient UK and the BBC Health websites
• Hyperthyroid crisis (thyrotoxic storm) An uncommon medical emergency resulting from untreated or poorly treated hyperthyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism in pregnancy Article on new diagnoses or worsening of previously controlled hyperthyroidism
• Patient UK Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and Hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatments and complications

Hypoparathyroidism

• Articles on hypoparathyroidism from Patient UK and Surgery Door

Hypothyroidism (also known as underactive thyroid)

• Hypothyroidism in children
• Articles on causes, symptoms, treatments from Netdoctor, NHS Choices, NHS Direct, Patient UK and Surgery Door 

Thyroid cancer

• CancerHelp UK tells you all about thyroid cancer, including symptoms and causes, tests, treatment, living with thyroid cancer, and current research
• Macmillan Cancer Support information on thyroid cancer, including how it is diagnosed, treatments you might have, possible side effects and how to get further support