From: Jay Cohen, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Memphis	Language: English

The thyroid is a gland in the neck that regulates your bodies metabolism. Hyperthyroidism, and overactive thyroid causes sweatiness, nervousness, irritability, and weight loss. Hypothyroidism causes dry skin, sleepiness, fatigue, feeling of cold, and constipation. Women are more commonly affected by thyroid disease. Hypothyroidism is treated with thyroid hormone replacement.

From: Michael Fili, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Kendall	Language: English

The thyroid produces hormones which affect your body use of energy, and how fast the bodies metabolism works. It affects the rate of growth of the hair and bones, controls body weight temperature, and energy level. Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid causes thin hair, weight gain, fatigue, feeling cold and constipation. Hyperthyroidism, an overactive thyroid causes hair loss, weight loss, perspiration, and menstrual irregularities.

From: Bob Martin, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: West Lafayette	Language: English

Thyroid disease can cause a variety of symptoms. The symptoms of thyroid disease depend on what type of problem there is. Commonly hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid, can cause fatigue, and weight gain, sensitivity to cold, constipation, dry skin and hair, impaired concentration, and depression. Hyperthyriodism, an overactive gland, causes irritability, difficulty sleeping, diarrhea, sweating ,and irregular heart beat.

From: Michael Yeh, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Los Angeles	Language: English

The parathyroid glands regulate the calcuim levels in your body. Hyperparathyroidism commonly causes symptoms such as bone loss, muscle weakness, bone pain, difficulty concentrating, severe fatigue, and kidney stones. An adenoma of the thyroid usually causes hyperparathyroidism. Minimally invasive surgery can be used to take out part of the parathyroid.

From: David Allen, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Madison	Language: English

Growth hormones, should your child get growth hormones for short stature. Parents with a child with short stature, who are otherwise healthy, frequently seek medical opinions about their childs health and well being. Growth hormones can be considered in some of these children.

From: Gene Howard, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Charleston	Language: English

Graves' Disease a thyroid disorder can disfigure a patients eyes. Typically the eyes look like they are bulging out. Graves' disease is a thyroid abnormality. The eye deformity can require surgery to repair. An orbital decompression can reposition the eyes, so they do not appear to be bulging so much.

From: Glenn Peters, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Birmingham	Language: English

The thyroid is a gland in the neck that affects the metabolism. When a tumor appears on the thyroid, it is frequently an adenoma that can secrete excess hormones and may require surgical removal. Minimally invasive surgery is now possible to treat thyroid tumors.

From: Jyotika K Fernandes, MBBS, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Charleston	Language: English

Thyroid disease can cause many symptoms. The symptoms depend on whether your thyroid is hyperactive, or under active. Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid causes fatigue, weight gain, brittle nails, and constipation. Hyperthyroidism, an overactive thyroid causes weight loss, nervousness, and rapid heart beat. Thyroid disease can also cause infertility, and miscarriages.

From: Allen Putterman, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Chicago	Language: English

Thyroid disorders can cause a variety of eye problems, especially an over active thyroid. This can lead to the eyes bulging out, double vision, dryness of the eyes, as well as baggy eye lids, and decreased vision. There are surgical treatments to some of these eye problems.