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Includes information on

The expert guide to

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UK Edition

taking control of your condition

Thyroid

Thyroid

Tell if you have a thyroid

problem

Understand and manage

your thyroid condition

Understand the

treatments on offer

Don’t get pushed around by the little gland in your neck. Whether you

Deal with your condition

suffer from an underactive or overactive thyroid, nodules, or a goitre,

day-to-day

Thyroid For Dummies
has all the jargon-free information you need to get to grips with the problem and expert advice on how to get your

Get the right diet and

condition under control.

exercise

Alan L. Rubin, MD
has over thirty years’ experience treating thyroid

Manage thyroid

conditions and is the co-author of
Diabetes For Dummies.
Dr Sarah

conditions in children and

Brewer
is the co-author of
Arthritis For Dummies,
a health writer and

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Alan L. Rubin, MD

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ISBN 978-0-470-03172-8

Dr Sarah Brewer

£15.99 UK

Co-author of
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• Thyroid For Dummies
  
  • About the Authors
    
  • Dedication
    
  • Authors’ Acknowledgements
    
  • Contents at a Glance
    
  • Table of Contents
    
  • Introduction
    
    • About This Book
      
    • Conventions Used in This Book
      
    • What You Don’t Have to Read
      
    • Assumptions
      
    • How This Book Is Organised
      
    • Icons Used in This Book
      
    • Where to Go from Here
      
  • Part I: Understanding the Thyroid
    
    • Chapter 1: Bigging It Up: The Huge Role of a Little Gland
      
      • Discovering the Extent of the Problem
        
      • Identifying an Unhappy Thyroid
        
      • Recognising Who’s at Risk
        
      • Realising the Importance of a Healthy Thyroid
        
      • Treating What Ails You
        
      • Understanding the Consequences of Delaying Treatment
        
      • Giving Your Thyroid a Hand: Healthy Lifestyle Choices
        
      • Paying Special Attention: Pregnant Women, Children, and Older People
        
      • Staying Informed
        
    • Chapter 2: Feeling Fragile: The Emotional Effects of Thyroid Problems
      
      • Exploring How an Underactive Thyroid Slows Your Thoughts
        
      • Seeing How an Overactive Thyroid Can Trigger Anxiety
        
      • Fighting Depression
        
    • Chapter 3: Discovering How Your Thyroid Works
      
      • Locating the Thyroid
        
      • Producing Thyroid Hormones
        
      • Understanding the Function of Thyroid Hormones
        
    • Chapter 4: Testing Your Thyroid
      
      • Checking Blood Levels of Thyroid Hormones
        
      • Taking Non-Hormonal Blood Tests
        
      • Determining the Size, Shape, and Content of Your Thyroid
        
  • Part II: Treating Thyroid Problems
    
    • Chapter 5: Dealing with an Underactive Thyroid
      
      • Living with Autoimmune Thyroiditis
        
      • Identifying Hypothyroidism
        
      • Diagnosing Severe Hypothyroidism
        
      • Treating Hypothyroidism
        
    • Chapter 6: Taming an Overactive Thyroid
      
      • Picturing Hyperthyroidism
        
      • Listing the Signs and Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism
        
      • Confirming a Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism
        
      • Determining Whether Graves’ Disease Is the Culprit
        
      • Recognising Other Causes of Hyperthyroidism
        
      • Choosing the Best Treatment for Graves’ Disease
        
      • Treating Other Causes of Hyperthyroidism
        
      • Surviving Thyroid Storm
        
    • Chapter 7: Getting the Low-Down on Thyroid Nodules
      
      • Discovering a Thyroid Nodule
        
      • Evaluating Cancer Risks
        
      • Securing a Diagnosis
        
      • Treating Cancerous Nodules
        
      • Dealing with Nodules That Are Non-Cancerous
        
      • Ignoring Small Nodules
        
    • Chapter 8: Coping with Thyroid Cancer
      
      • Determining What Causes Thyroid Cancer
        
      • Identifying the Types of Thyroid Cancer
        
      • Staging Thyroid Cancer
        
      • Treating Thyroid Cancer
        
      • Following Up Cancer Treatment
        
    • Chapter 9: Learning about Multinodular Goitres
      
      • Exploring How a Multinodular Goitre Grows Up
        
      • Choosing to Treat It or Ignore It
        
      • Making a Diagnosis
        
      • Treating a Multinodular Goitre
        
  • Part III: Managing Your Thyroid
    
    • Chapter 10: Taking Care with Drugs That Affect Your Thyroid
      
      • Revealing the Drug– Food– Thyroid Connection
        
      • Identifying the Effects of Specific Substances
        
      • Preventing Harmful Drug Interactions
        
      • Discovering Whether You’re at Risk
        
    • Chapter 11: Spotting Thyroid Infections and Inflammation
      
      • Putting a Face on Subacute Thyroiditis
        
      • Coping with Postpartum and Silent Thyroiditis
        
      • Identifying Acute Thyroiditis
        
      • Diagnosing a Rare Form of Thyroiditis
        
    • Chapter 12: Overcoming Iodine Deficiency Disease
      
      • Realising the Vastness of the Problem
        
      • Facing the Consequences of Iodine Lack
        
      • Endemic Cretinism
        
      • Managing the Problem of Iodine Deficiency
        
      • Drawbacks of Iodisation
        
    • Chapter 13: Going In: Surgery on the Thyroid Gland
      
      • Deciding When Surgery Is Necessary
        
      • Talking Things Over
        
      • Preparing for Surgery
        
      • What Happens During Surgery
        
      • Considering a New Approach
        
      • Possible Complications
        
      • Recuperating After the Operation
        
    • Chapter 14: Exciting New Approaches in Thyroid Treatment
      
      • Preventing Ill Effects of Large Doses of Iodine
        
      • Finding Out More about Hypothyroidism
        
      • Dealing with Hyperthyroidism
        
      • Treating Goitres and Nodules
        
      • Developing New Approaches in Thyroid Cancer
        
      • Tackling Iodine Deficiency Disease
        
    • Chapter 15: Living with Thyroid Problems: Diet and Exercise
      
      • Guaranteeing Your Best Nutrition
        
      • Maintaining a Healthy Weight
        
      • Clarifying the Thyroid– Weight Connection
        
      • Considering Iodine in Your Diet
        
      • Exercising for Your Thyroid
        
      • Introducing Leptin: The New Hormone on the Block
        
    • Chapter 16: Helping Yourself: Herbs and Homeopathy
      
      • Finding a Reputable Practitioner
        
      • Digging into Medicinal Herbs
        
      • Understanding Homeopathy
        
  • Part IV: Special Considerations in Thyroid Health
    
    • Chapter 17: Examining the Genetic Link to Thyroid Disease
      
      • Genetics for Beginners
        
      • The Origins of Genetic Thyroid Diseases
        
      • The Future of Managing Hereditary Thyroid Disease
        
    • Chapter 18: Controlling Thyroid Disease during Pregnancy
      
      • Looking at Normal Thyroid during Pregnancy
        
      • Pregnancy and Hypothyroidism
        
      • Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy
        
      • Finding New Thyroid Nodules during Pregnancy
        
    • Chapter 19: Developing Thyroid Conditions in Childhood
      
      • Understanding the Onset of Thyroid Function
        
      • Screening the Newborn
        
      • Coping with Hypothyroidism in Children
        
      • Dealing with Hyperthyroidism in Children
        
      • Diagnosing Goitres in Children
        
      • Linking Nodules and Cancer in Children
        
    • Chapter 20: Maturing: Thyroid Disease in Later Life
      
      • Assessing the Extent of the Problem
        
      • Understanding Sources of Confusion in Diagnosis
        
      • Discovering Hypothyroidism in Older People
        
      • Managing Hyperthyroidism in Older People
        
      • Checking Out Thyroid Nodules in Older People
        
  • Part V: The Part of Tens
    
    • Chapter 21: Ten Myths about Thyroid Health
      
      • I’m Hypothyroid, So I Can’t Lose Weight
        
      • I’m Hyperthyroid, So I Can’t Gain Weight
        
      • Breastfeeding and Antithyroid Pills Don’t Mix
        
      • Brand Name Thyroid Hormone Pills Are Best
        
      • I Have to Take Thyroid Medication for Life
        
      • Natural Thyroid Hormones Are Better Than Synthetic Hormones
        
      • Thyroid Disease Is Catching
        
      • Iodine Deficiency Is a Medical Problem
        
      • The Higher My Autoantibody Levels, the Worse My Thyroid Disease
        
      • Clinical Symptoms Are More Reliable Than Blood Tests
        
    • Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Maximise Thyroid Health
      
      • Screening at Appropriate Intervals
        
      • Checking Thyroid Function As Your Body Changes
        
      • Performing a ‘Neck Check’
        
      • Getting Enough Iodine to Satisfy Your Thyroid
        
      • Stopping Thyroid Medication, If Possible
        
      • Using Both Types of Thyroid Hormone
        
      • Preventing the Regrowth of Thyroid Cancer
        
      • Anticipating Drug Interactions
        
      • Protecting Your Thyroid from Radiation
        
      • Keeping Up-to-Date with Thyroid Discoveries
        
  • Part VI: Appendixes
    
    • Appendix A: A Glossary of Key Terms
      
    • Appendix B: Sources of More Information
      
  • Index