Here are just some of the disorders covered by our group. There is a lot of overlap for some of these conditions, and some terms are used interchangeably, so our grouping here will not be exact. Where possible, we have tried to provide a link to websites that will help you learn more about these conditions.

Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders (AITDs)

• Autoimmune thyroid disorder and pregnancy – AITDs are a common cause of hyper- and hypothyroidism in pregnant women. Read more about this topic at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/261913-overview

Hyperthyroidism

Both of these articles about hyperthyroidism were featured in e-medicine and were last updated in April 2009.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/921707-overview and http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/121865-overview

• Graves’ Disease
• Graves’ Eye Disease – This helpful page comes from the Thyroid Foundation of Canada. http://www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG07.html
• Thyroid Eye Disease - http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1218444-overview
• Overactive Thyroid Gland
• Thyrotoxicosis - http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/383062-overview

Hypothyroidism

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/122393-overview

• Hashimoto Thyroiditis - http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/120937-overview
• Underactive Thyroid Gland

Goitre/goiter

Thyroid Nodules

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/127491-overview

More information?

For more information about these disorders or one not listed above, go to the endocrinology section of e-medicine (See our link below).  Once there, scroll down to the bottom of the screen until you get to "Thyroid": http://emedicine.medscape.com/endocrinology