What is thyroid eye disease?

What is thyroid eye disease?

Thyroid eye disease, also called TED or Grave’s disease, is an autoimmune system illness where immune cells attack the thyroid gland resulting in excess secretion of the thyroid hormone. This causes the gland to enlarge, leading the excess hormones to increase...
Graves Disease Everything You Need to Know

Graves Disease Everything You Need to Know

In 1835 Robert J. Graves first described “Graves’ Disease” in a patient and in 1840 it was described in another patient by Karl Adolph van Basedow. Dr. Basedow did not know that it had been previously named so therefore in Europe it is called “Basedow’s disease” and...
Too Much or Too Little Thyroid Hormones?

Too Much or Too Little Thyroid Hormones?

The Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Center are very experienced in many diverse endocrine conditions.  One of the most common diseases is a thyroid hormone disorder. Thyroid disorders can range from being too low (hypothyroidism) to being too high (hyperthyroidism)...
Connection Between Infertility and Thyroid Health

Connection Between Infertility and Thyroid Health

Many women have a sense that there is something wrong with their thyroid health—they’re gaining weight despite a healthy diet, experiencing chronic fatigue or cold intolerance, losing hair, forgetting things, having trouble going to the bathroom, and feeling...