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Thyroid diseases treatment
Thyroid diseases treatment
The thyroid diseases are one of the most widespread endocrine diseases, conceding only to the diabetes type 1. The thyroid problems negatively affect the whole organism; that is why it is important to visit the endocrinologist if the first symptoms appear.
Causes and symptoms of thyroid diseases
The thyroid pathologies develop under the impact of many factors, among which:
- iodine deficiency;
- ARVI (tonsillitis, influenza, cold);
- allergy;
- stresses;
- genetic factors;
- harmful environmental factors;
- radioactive irradiation.
Symptoms of thyroid diseases
The development of thyroid diseases starts under the impact of one or several above-listed factors,
which are manifested by:
pain in the thyroid area (frontal surface of the neck)
bulging eyes (exophthalmos)
edema
constipations
rapid or slow heart rate
Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases
The diagnosis of thyroid pathologies in the Endocrinology Department of Oxford Medical clinic includes listening to patient’s complaints, taking history, ultrasound examination, analyses for hormones. If necessary, the thyroid biopsy is performed.
The doctors of the Endocrinology Department of Oxford Medical clinic administer treatment of all thyroid disorders:
- hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism;
- autoimmune thyroiditis;
- thyroid adenomas and cancer.
The main task of the doctor in treatment process is the normalization of the functioning of the thyroid gland, for which the impact of negative factors is initially eliminated, and then the treatment is administered.
If even one of the specified symptoms appeared, you need to urgently visit the endocrinologist, because it is much simple to eliminate thyroid pathologies at the initial stage of development of the disease.
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