Too Much Hormone: Understanding Hyperthyroidism

" Hello and welcome to our webcam I'm doctor holly -- Hyper thyroid is in the can do that no women know very little about much less than they should. Car right over activity -- skyward -- can lead to symptoms such as weight loss and visual problems. Act is off in the -- now joining me are two expert doctor Melissa cat from the Weill Cornell medical college and doctor Rick cable from the mount Sinai school of medicine welcome Rick Rick let's start with you. Give -- of a brief. Overview of what the function of these thyroid gland. "

" Normal function of the Larry -- In people are lower and lower animals and -- there really is it means to regulate. The title at the rate that your body on the cell in the body burns fuel. When there's too much of that around eat that apple on this gas too high. How which is why people will -- in America -- this -- eating more in many cans."

" Melissa what exactly is hyper thyroid. I think tires and it is overproduction a firestorm on -- tyrant glance. I -- can be gives you great to see is -- the whole -- this time just he's going enlarged and much of those -- and -- predominant are -- are made it cannot Andy do you in this occur more often an elderly patients that they can have a toxic not tall one not -- within -- planned. Is over producing -- hormone on regardless of -- that caught. This contends are usually fairly confident they can include -- weight loss increased perspiration. Palpitations. Including a rapid heart beat. And I tremor -- I'm very common presentation of any difference in terms of -- irony isn't present. Age old versus young or gender women versus men are certain groups. Prone to certain symptoms in women are certainly much more prone to a -- Paris and as a whole. On angriest in these cars much rock and England younger. Female. -- are now and -- toxic not toll is more common presentation in an elderly. Rick he's been using the term graves' disease lion the world is it called graves' disease and what exactly causes do we know it's not."

" All great scenes in this because it's considered grains and that's very. Early nineteenth century not Irish position greater technical so let -- think it's named after doctor grade he's isn't over activity of the thyroid gland. Which is caused by. It -- there was so let's stimulating hormone but there's not and you know what triggers him to do want it appears to be familial -- many cases so how does that mean it right and that means that it has been assumed. That -- these genetic could position. And exactly what teens might be involved there are subject to current reserves but I don't think the answer and."

" I think there are many patients and hand there's a recent Strasser. That tends to bring it on how common is that the firings of I competitiveness. Is actually quite common I think it affects the front 20%. Of the population. Under diagnosed. I think it's often diagnosed at a later date and would be optimal. But when somebody has it your -- and tire business they seek medical attention. It becomes a apparent. Rick how do you are diagnosed type the sirens -- died type that is -- isn't it."

" For one position that I know there's the symptoms and signs of the disease and community crescent and that suspicion -- termed. Thank using laboratory tests on the blood is double the level -- start hormone or are too. What indication do it he or she has self diagnose maybe they -- symptoms listed on the Internet -- where they decided -- I have hyper thyroid isn't. What they do. I think usually you know these stations and the initial right now testing for thyroid -- he is usually carried out at a primary care existence as an -- wore -- and gynecology. This instance the mayor and the lab tests done to confirm the suspicion. -- been documented by apple that -- done -- primary care physicians that there really is -- he is not just a suspicion of thyroid disease at that point congress curled -- and and all this may be necessary and I think most people. Will the insurance plans that most people -- permit that when it's appropriate."

" You are both and the chronology. And give a definition of what that specialty is involved with a lot of people don't realize that -- that term means. And immunology is -- to study -- and includes multiple hormones produced by the body. Times certainly Feyerick hormone but it also includes a unitary problems between health problems metabolic bone disease on -- interest -- And certainly. Diabetes including reproductive problems and men and women. Great thank you very much for being with me today. And thank you for being with me I'm doctor --"