It has become increasingly common to find young people suffering from diseases that were once associated only with the middle-aged or the elderly. This is perhaps because most youngsters these days grapple with tremendous amounts of stress, peer pressure, competition and other social as well as physical problems that were unheard of back in the […]

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland which is present on the base of the neck that makes hormones that regulate the metabolism. Metabolism is the process by which our body utilises the energy for various activities like the rate at which the body uses fats and carbohydrates, control body temperature and help in the production […]

It is no secret that women have it tough in life. From the recurring monthly trauma that comes in the form of the dreaded menstrual cycle to the balancing act that they perform trying to juggle careers and families to the most infamous levels of pain they go through during childbirth – there is enough […]

What is Goiter? Goiter (Enlarged Thyroid) is a thyroid related disease which causes the thyroid gland to grow abnormally in size. The thyroid gland is one of the glands that are part of our endocrine system and is responsible for producing two hormones – thyroxine and triiodothyroxine. The pituitary gland, which is also a part […]

What is Hashimoto’s Disease? Hashimoto disease (Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis) is an Auto-immuno disorder which affects the butterfly-shaped thyroid gland found near the Adam’s apple. In this disease, the body’s own immune system starts functioning faultily and begins to attack the thyroid gland. The most common outcome of this disease is hypothyroidism which is nothing but […]

Toxic Multinodular Goiter is a condition in which the thyroid gland becomes enlarged and developes multiple nodules within which begin acting like autonomously functioning thyroid nodules resulting in hyperthyroidism. This is also known as Plummer’s disease. The size of the nodules may differ. Some could be very small while other could be large. It is signified […]

Diseases related to thyroid are fast spreading not just in India but all over the world. As per a paper written by Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan and Usha V. Menon in the Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 42 million people in India alone suffer from thyroid diseases. The most prevalent of thyroid diseases in India […]

Let’s start with the basics of what is a thyroid gland A thyroid gland is butterfly shaped which is located just below the Adam’s apple in front of your neck and is a part of the endocrine system. It consists of 2 lobes on either sides of the windpipe (as shown in the picture above). […]