Hashimoto's Disease

This article is about living with Hashimoto's Disease, a leading cause of Hypothyrodism.

Hashimoto's Disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland. Here, I detail how I was diagnosed, the emotions that accompanied the diagnosis and the ways that I've found to live with a disease that has no cure.

Graves' disease is named after the 19th century (1830s) Irish physician Robert J. Graves. Both Graves' disease and Hashimoto disease are classified as autoimmune thyroid disorders.

Common myths of Hashimoto's Disease are examined and patients are offered advice on how to maintain their health.

Mother of three describes events leading to her diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroid disease and how it affects her life. Information included from the National Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Information Service.

Hashimoto's disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in North America. Who gets it and why? Statistics and resources included.

Hashimoto's Disease is an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland. Hypothyroidism is most often the cause. My article gives details.

Hashimoto's Disease, also called Autoimmune Hypothyroiditis, is an autoimmune illness wherein the immune system attacks the thyroid gland. This attack upon the thyroid gland reduces its function, causing the patient to be deficient in thyroid hormones.