Pregnancy and Thyroid disease

Pregnancy and Thyroid disease

hCG is made by the placenta and mildly stimulates the thyroid to produce more thyroid hormone. Increased oestrogen produces higher levels of thyroid-binding (or thyroxine-binding) globulin which transports thyroid hormone in the blood.   Hyperthyroidism Six out...
Discussing Hashimoto’s Disease

Discussing Hashimoto’s Disease

Hashimoto’s disease is more correctly known as “Autoimmune Thyroiditis” (AT) because the immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland as a threat to the body. This causes your immune system to produce special antibodies which inflame and destroy the thyroid...
10 myths about PCOS

10 myths about PCOS

There are some common myths surrounding the condition of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. There is no “cure” for PCOS but there are ways that you can be helped depending on your symptoms.  I thought I would clarify things by debunking those I hear the most:      ...
Endocrinology Research – latest

Endocrinology Research – latest

Researchers led by Martin Fussenegger, Professor of Biotechnology and Bioengineering at ETH Zurich’s Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering in Basel have recently used liposuction to remove the excess fat from a 50 year old man.   They then...