Authors: M. Sara Rosenthal
ISBN-13: 9780071441612, ISBN-10: 0071441611
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: December 2004
Edition: Second Edition
M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., is a bioethicist and medical sociologist. She is author of several widely recommended health books. She is the director of the University of Kentucky Program for Bioethics and Patients' Rights and an assistant professor of bioethics in the Department of Behavioral Science at The University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She is also consulting bioethicist for several thyroid patient organizations. For more information, visit sarahealth.com.
A woman's definitive guide to understanding and coping with thyroid disorders
Millions of women suffer from a thyroid condition; unfortunately, many of them may not know that the cause of their health problems is thyroid disease and so their symptoms often go undiagnosed. The most common thyroid disorders are autoimmune thyroid diseases, such as Hashimoto's disease and Graves' disease. And thyroid cancer is the fastest rising cancer among women. Now M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., the most trusted voice on thyroid disorders, is helping women take charge of their health with a new, up-to-date edition of The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women.
This revised and updated second edition includes the latest research and corrects misinformation in other thyroid books. It addresses women's specific concerns about thyroid disease symptoms and treatment, including thyroid hormone therapy and how thyroid disease interacts with other women's health issues, such as pregnancy, menopause, emotional health, diet and weight gain, and other autoimmune disorders.
It answers your most urgent questions, including:
The ultimate resource for any woman with a thyroid condition, The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women will help you make informed decision about your health in language you can understand.
M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., is a bioethicist and medical sociologist. She is author of several widely recommended health books. She is the director of the University of Kentucky Program for Bioethics and Patients' Rights and an assistant professor of bioethics in the Department of Behavioral Science at The University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She is also consulting bioethicist for several thyroid patient organizations. For more information, visit sarahealth.com.
Foreword | ix | |
Acknowledgments | xi | |
Introduction: A Woman's Disease | xiii | |
Chapter 1 | All About Eve--And the Thyroid Gland | 1 |
What Is a Thyroid? | 2 | |
Tracing Thyroid Disease in Your Family | 13 | |
Thyroid and Your Menstrual Cycle | 15 | |
Thyroid and Contraception | 24 | |
The Breast Connection | 32 | |
Chapter 2 | Signs of Trouble: It Is Not All in Your Head | 35 |
Fast Women: The Hyperalphabet Soup | 36 | |
Cold Women: The Hypoalphabet Soup | 46 | |
Chapter 3 | Fatigue, Depression, and Thyroid Disease | 57 |
Normal Stress and Fatigue | 58 | |
Abnormal Fatigue: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 63 | |
Depression or Thyroid Disease? | 70 | |
Chapter 4 | Fertility, Pregnancy, and the Thyroid | 77 |
Getting Pregnant | 77 | |
Being Pregnant | 80 | |
After the Baby Is Born | 85 | |
Your Baby's Thyroid | 93 | |
Chapter 5 | Thyroid Disease and Menopause | 99 |
Natural Menopause | 100 | |
Surgical Menopause | 107 | |
Long-Term Effects of Estrogen Loss: Postmenopausal Symptoms | 109 | |
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Thyroid Disease | 116 | |
Other Postmenopausal Concerns | 126 | |
Chapter 6 | Women and Thyroid Eye Disease | 131 |
What Is Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)? | 131 | |
Battling the Bulge: Treating TED | 137 | |
Drying Your Eyes Out | 140 | |
Chapter 7 | The Weight and Diet Connection | 143 |
Thyroid Disease and Obesity | 143 | |
Making Changes and Cutting Fat | 155 | |
Fiber | 161 | |
"Iodine Foods" and the Thyroid | 163 | |
Chapter 8 | The Stress Connection: Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders | 167 |
What Is an Autoimmune Disorder? | 167 | |
Other Stress-Related Disorders | 179 | |
What Is Stress? | 184 | |
Chapter 9 | Thyroid Lumps and Thyroid Cancer | 191 |
Investigating a Thyroid Lump | 192 | |
Thyroid Cancer | 199 | |
Preventing Thyroid Cancer | 212 | |
Chapter 10 | Thyroid Doctors, Tests, and Treatments | 217 |
The Right Primary Care Doctor | 219 | |
When to Get a Second Opinion | 224 | |
How to Use a Specialist | 230 | |
What the Doctor Orders | 233 | |
When Your Doctor Tells You to Take a Pill | 242 | |
Glossary | 255 | |
Appendix | Where to Go for More Information | 263 |
Bibliography | 269 | |
Index | 279 |