Hashimoto's Disease WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Hashimoto's Disease and compiled helpful research notes below.
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s Disease) nlm.nih.gov - Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s Disease)
- Wikipedia: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis en.wikipedia.org - Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- MedicineNet: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis medicinenet.com - Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Mayo Clinic: Hashimoto's Disease
mayoclinic.com - Hashimoto's Disease
- Thyroid Foundation of America (TFA): Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease) tsh.org - Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease)
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Research Notes on Hashimoto's Disease
This disorder is believed to be the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism in North America. It occurs far more often in women than in men (10:1 to 20:1), and is most prevalent between 45 and 65 years of age.
Fast Facts:
- Hashimoto's disease is also known as chronic thyroiditis, struma lymphomatosa, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis
- Hashimoto's disease is considered an autoimmune disorder
- Doctors use blood tests of thyroid function to detect Hashimoto's disease
- Treatment of Hashimoto's disease is with thyroid hormone replacement medication
- Hashimoto's disease is not preventable
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What is Hashimoto's Disease?
- WomensHealth.gov: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- University of Virginia: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- FamilyDoctor: Hashimoto's Disease: What It Is and How It's Treated
- eMedicine: Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Thyroid-Info: Hashimoto's Encephalopathy
What Are The Symptoms of Hashimoto's Disease?
- MedlinePlus: Symptoms
- MedicineNet: What are the symptoms of Hashimoto's thyroiditis?
- Mayo Clinic: Signs and Symptoms
- FamilyDoctor: Signs and Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Hashimoto's Disease?
- Mayo Clinic: Causes | Complications
- Better Health Channel: Thyroid Conditions - Hashimoto's Disease
- WrongDiagnosis: Common Causes | Complications
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease): Cause
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Hashimoto's Disease?
- Mayo Clinic: Treatment
- eMedicine: Hashimoto's Disease: Treatment
- MedicineNet: What is the treatment for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?
- FamilyDoctor: How is Hashimoto's Disease Treated?
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Hashimoto's Disease?
- Mayo Clinic: Hashimoto's Disease: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (via MotherNature): Hypothyroidism
- CureZone: Hypothyroidism - Prevention & Curing Protocol
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Hashimoto's Disease
- Incurable Insomniac: Naming My Roller Coaster
- Living Well with MS: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and a Growing Thyroid Gland
- Diary of an Adult Runaway: Speaking Your Truth
- About.com: Thyroid Disease
- About.com: Five Reasons You Can't get your Thyroid Problem Diagnosed
- Families.com: Hashimoto's Disease by Tristi Pinkston
Foundations and Support Groups on Hashimoto's Disease
- Daily Strength: Hypothyroidism Support Community
- About.com: Thyroid Books, Newsletters, Support Groups, Other Resources
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Hashimoto's Disease
- Yahoo Health: Group on Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- MedHelp: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Forums
- Thyroid Boards: Forum on Thyroid Diseases
- Psoriasis.org: Thyroid & Ps-Is
- Fibrotalk Message Board: LPGA Golfer Graves' Disease/Fibromyalgia by Isabelle Beisiegel
- About.com: Thyroid Disease Forum
- BBC RADIO 4 LIVE CHAT: Live Chat to Professor John Lazarus about the Thyroid Gland.
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Hashimoto's Disease
- PubMed Central Search: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Journal of the American Medical Association Search: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Clinical Trials on Hashimoto's Disease
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Clinical Trials
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- Contributor: GingerAnne
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 11, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: GingerAnne
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Hashimoto’s Disease, Hashimotos Disease, Hashimoto's Disorder, Hashimotos Disorder, Hamshimoto's disorder, Hasheemoto's Disease, Hasheemotos Disease, Hasheemoto's disorder, Hasheemotos disorde, Hasheemotos disorder, Chronic thyroiditis, Struma lymphomatosa, Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Autoimmune thyroiditis, Hashimoto's Throiditis, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Last update: Nov. 11, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
