The Thyroid Guide: The Definitive Guide by Leading Surgeons―Managing Chronic Thyroid Problems, Medications, and Symptoms

The Thyroid Guide: The Definitive Guide by Leading Surgeons―Managing Chronic Thyroid Problems, Medications, and Symptoms

• More than twenty million people currently receive treatment for thyroid problems |An estimated two million people have an undiagnosed thyroid condition |At least 10 percent of women over the age of sixty will show evidence of underactive thyroid |In women of childbearing age thyroid dysfunction can cause menstrual problems infertility and miscarriage |An underactive thyroid can cause sexual dysfunction |Eight percent of pregnant women develop thyroid disease which is often misdiagnosed as postpartum depression |The majority of thyroid disease affects women