TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rosenthal,M.Sara
TI  - The thyroid sourcebook for women
SN  - 0071441611
AV  - WK 200 R815t 2005 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Thyroid gland
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Women
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-267) and index; Contents

Introduction: A Woman's Disease 

Chapter 1 All About Eve--And the Thyroid Gland 
What Is a Thyroid? 
Tracing Thyroid Disease in Your Family 
The Menstrual Cycle 
The Breast Connection 

Chapter 2 Signs of Trouble: It Is Not All in Your Head 
Fast Women: The Hyperalphabet Soup 
The Emotional Effects of Hyperthyroidism
What Causes Hyperthyroidism
Cold Women: The Hypoalphabet Soup 
The Causes of Hypothyroidism

Chapter 3 Stress, Fatigue and Depression: Do They Collide with Your Thyroid?
Women, Stress and Thyroid Disease
Fatigue 
Abnormal Fatigue: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
Depression and Thyroid Disease 

Chapter 4 Thyroid Disease and the Menstrual Cycle
The Moon Cycle
PMS and Thyroid Disorders
Thyroid and Contraception

Chapter 5 Fertility, Pregnancy, and the Thyroid 
Getting Pregnant 
Being Pregnant 
After the Baby Is Born 
Your Baby's Thyroid 

Chapter 6 Thyroid Disease and Menopause 
Natural Menopause
Surgical Menopause and Premature Menopause
HRT, Menopause, and Thyroid Disease
Osteoporosis
Staying Alert About Heart Disease

Chapter 7 Women and Thyroid Eye Disease 
What Is Thyroid Eye Disease
Battling the Bulge: Treating TED
Drying Your Eyes Out

Chapter 8 The Weight and Diet Connection 
Thyroid Disease and Obesity 
Lowering Fat and Healthy Eating
The Hypothyroid Diet
Putting It All Together
The Hyperthyroid Diet
"Iodine Foods" and the Thyroid 

Chapter 9 Autoimmune Thyroid Disease 
What Is an Autoimmune Disorder? 
Hashimoto's Disease
Graves' Disease
Other Autoimmune Diseases

Chapter 10 Thyroid Lumps and Thyroid Cancer 
Thyroid Self-Exam (TSE)
Investigating a Thyroid Lump/Nodule 
Who Gets Thyroid Cancer?
Types of Thyroid Cancer 

Chapter 11 Thyroid Tests and Conventional Treatments 
What the Doctor Orders
When Your Doctor Tells You to Take a Pill
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