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What is Thyroid disorders?
- Thyroid disorders: Introduction
- Types of Thyroid disorders
- Prognosis
- Prevalence
- Other names for Thyroid disorders
- Who gets Thyroid disorders?
- What causes Thyroid disorders?
- What are the symptoms of Thyroid disorders?
- Organs Affected by Thyroid disorders
- How is it treated?
- Society issues for Thyroid disorders
- Thyroid disorders: Introduction
What is Thyroid disorders?
- Thyroid disorders: Any disorder of the thyroid gland.
Thyroid disorders: Introduction
Types of Thyroid disorders:
Types of Thyroid disorders:
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis - an autoimmune form of hypothyroidism.
- Graves' disease - an autoimmune form of hyperthyroidism.
- Thyroid cancer
- Goiter
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Postpartum thyroiditis
- Myxedema
- Autoimmune thyroid diseases
- Iodine deficiency
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3
- Thyroiditis
- more types...»
Broader types of Thyroid disorders:
How many people get Thyroid disorders?
Prevalance of Thyroid disorders: 20 million Americans (NWHIC)
Prevalance Rate of Thyroid disorders: approx 1 in 13 or 7.35% or 20 million people in USA [about data]
Undiagnosed prevalence of Thyroid disorders: about 13 million (based on estimates from the AACE, as reported by Reader's Digest 1; estimated 8 million people (American Medical Women's Association)
Undiagnosed prevalence rate of Thyroid disorders:
approx 1 in 20 or 4.78% or 13 million people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Thyroid disorders:
1 in 8 women during their lifetime in the US (American Medical Women’s Association); 1 in 8 for women (NWHIC)
Prevalance of Thyroid disorders:
About 20 million
Americans have some form of thyroid disease, including many who may not be
aware of their condition. (Source: excerpt from Thyroid Disease: NWHIC)
Who gets Thyroid disorders?
Gender Profile for Thyroid disorders: More common in women.
Gender Profile for Thyroid disorders: It is more common in women than men. (Source: excerpt from Thyroid Disease: NWHIC)
How serious is Thyroid disorders?
Complications of Thyroid disorders:
see complications of Thyroid disorders
What causes Thyroid disorders?
Causes of Thyroid disorders: see causes of Thyroid disorders
Risk factors for Thyroid disorders:
see
risk factors for Thyroid disorders
What are the symptoms of Thyroid disorders?
Symptoms of Thyroid disorders: see symptoms of Thyroid disorders
Complications of Thyroid disorders: see complications of Thyroid disorders
Thyroid disorders: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Thyroid disorders.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Thyroid disorders.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Thyroid disorders:
see treatments for Thyroid disorders
Research for Thyroid disorders:
see research for Thyroid disorders
Society issues for Thyroid disorders
Hospitalization statistics for Thyroid disorders:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Thyroid disorders:
- 0.09% (11,469) of hospital episodes were for thyroid gland disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 91% of hospital consultations for thyroid gland disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 20% of hospital episodes for thyroid gland disorders were for thyroid gland disorders men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 80% of hospital episodes for thyroid gland disorders were for thyroid gland disorders women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 19% of hospital admissions for thyroid gland disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Organs Affected by Thyroid disorders:
Organs and body systems related to Thyroid disorders include:
Name and Aliases of Thyroid disorders
Main name of condition: Thyroid disorders
Other names or spellings for Thyroid disorders:Thyroid condition, Thyroid conditions, Thyroid problems, Thyroid gland disorders
Footnotes:
1. Reader's Digest, February 2004, "10 Diseases Doctors Miss", page 120
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