Underactive thyroid - Illnesses & conditions

thyroid gland  Thyroid disease Your thyroid produces thyroid hormone, which controls many activities in your body, including how fast you burn calories Thyroid Gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated in the anterior portion of the neck It is responsible for the production of thyroid hormones

The normal thyroid produces a number of different hormones The main hormones are called thyroxine and triiodothyronine The thyroid Otherwise known as overactive thyroid, this condition is when the thyroid gland produces too much of the thyroid hormone An excess of the hormone can lead to

Treatment is lifelong hormone replacement with thyroxine tablets On this page Symptoms of hypothyroidism; The thyroid hormones The major thyroid hormone secreted by the thyroid gland is thyroxine, also called T4 because it contains four iodine atoms To exert its effects, T4 is