This little boy struggled for two years with obvious signs and symptoms before finally receiving a diagnosis of hypothyroidism.
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My two-year-old son’s struggle with hypothyroidism
September 16, 2017 by 4 Comments
A dental exam uncovers undetected hypothyroidism in a 13-year-old girl
August 28, 2017 by 2 Comments
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. It’s one thing to read the list of over 300 hypothyroidism symptoms, but it’s another thing to see actual photos of the symptoms. When people dismiss your thyroid symptoms as all in your head as if they are imaginary symptoms you’ve made up in your mind (like anyone would make up these horrible symptoms), remember this: hypothyroidism can rear its ugly head in any part of the body. And that includes the mouth. [Read more…]
How is this normal? Diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age five
August 5, 2017 by 2 Comments
I hear from parents of children struggling with symptoms that look a lot like hypothyroidism and they wonder, “Does my child have hypothyroidism?” I also hear from parents of children already diagnosed with hypothyroidism trying to determine if their child’s seemingly unrelated symptoms could actually be a red flag that their hypothyroidism is not being well treated. Hypothyroidism is wrongly assumed to be an illness only found in “older” women. This is far from the case. I hear from women of all ages, men, as well as parents of children and adolescents with hypothyroidism every single day.
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