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Blood tests measuring TSH and thyroid hormones to assess thyroid activity. TSH moves in the opposite direction to the hormone it regulates, which is t...
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Blood tests measuring TSH and thyroid hormones to assess thyroid activity. Key takeaways TSH: rises when the thyroid is underactive, falls when overac...
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Nodules or swelling in the thyroid gland, most of which are benign. The great majority are harmless, and the small number that are not are found by as...
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Nodules or swelling in the thyroid gland, most of which are benign. Key takeaways Most thyroid nodules: benign Assessment: examination, thyroid blood...
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A common hormonal condition involving irregular ovulation, high androgen levels and metabolic features. It is one of the most common causes of irregul...
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A common hormonal condition involving irregular ovulation, high androgen levels and metabolic features. Key takeaways Diagnosis: usually two of three:...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome The effect of hormonal change on mood across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause . Hormone-related mood change is real and treatable, and is...
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The effect of hormonal change on mood across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause . Key takeaways Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a severe fo...
Continue Reading : Hormones and Mood: Common Questions Answered The adrenal hormones released in response to stress , and the rare conditions affecting them. Cortisol is heavily marketed as an explanation for tired...
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The adrenal hormones released in response to stress , and the rare conditions affecting them. Key takeaways "Adrenal fatigue": not a recogni...
Continue Reading : Cortisol and Stress Hormones: The Questions People Actually Ask Vitamin D 's role as a hormone regulating calcium, and its interaction with the parathyroid glands. It behaves as a hormone rather than a simple...
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Vitamin D 's role as a hormone regulating calcium, and its interaction with the parathyroid glands. Key takeaways RDA, adults 19-70: 15 mcg (600...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Vitamin D and Hormones The wider health effects of hormonal birth control beyond preventing pregnancy. Several are genuinely protective and rarely mentioned, and a small num...
Continue Reading : Hormonal Contraception and Health: The Practical To-Do List The wider health effects of hormonal birth control beyond preventing pregnancy. Key takeaways Combined pill: linked to lower ovarian and endometrial c...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Hormonal Contraception and Health Menopausal hormone therapy: replacing estrogen, with a progestin if you have a uterus, to treat menopausal symptoms. The risk picture was widely misre...
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