The achievement of a normal psycho-intellectual development is the main goal of the treatment of Congenital hypothyroidism ... in a group of 127 (74F, 53M) children with permanent CH.

Doctors typically associate hypothyroidism with decreased sweating. However, some people with hypothyroidism may experience sweating, due to the role of thyroid hormones on regulating body ...

Hypothyroidism has been recognized as a cause of secondary hypertension. Previous studies on the prevalence of hypertension in subjects with hypothyroidism have demonstrated elevated blood ...

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ right in the front of the neck. If you suspect yourself of having hypothyroidism, go see your doctor and have that blood test.

Children require higher doses of L-T4 ... the optimal therapeutic target for the L-T4 replacement dose for primary hypothyroidism. TSH is slow to re-equilibrate to a new thyroxine status ...