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    Thyroid Gland Disorders
    • Overview of the Thyroid Gland
      • What is the thyroid gland?
      • What are thyroid hormones?
        • What controls thyroid hormones?
      • How do doctors test your thyroid gland?
    • Hyperthyroidism
      • What is hyperthyroidism?
      • What causes hyperthyroidism?
      • What are the symptoms of hyperthyroidism?
        • Thyroid storm
      • How can doctors tell if I have hyperthyroidism?
      • How do doctors treat hyperthyroidism?
    • Hypothyroidism
      • What is hypothyroidism?
      • What causes hypothyroidism?
        • Who can get hypothyroidism?
      • What are the symptoms of hypothyroidism?
      • How can doctors tell if I have hypothyroidism?
      • How do doctors treat hypothyroidism?
    • Hashimoto Thyroiditis
      • What is Hashimoto thyroiditis?
      • What causes Hashimoto thyroiditis?
      • What are the symptoms of Hashimoto thyroiditis?
      • How can doctors tell if I have Hashimoto thyroiditis?
      • How do doctors treat Hashimoto thyroiditis?
    • Thyroid Cancer
      • What is thyroid cancer?
        • What are the types of thyroid cancer?
      • What causes thyroid cancer?
      • What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer?
      • How can doctors tell if I have thyroid cancer?
      • How do doctors treat thyroid cancer?
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