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Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that may cause inflammation of the thyroid (called thyroiditis) and hyperthyroidism from overproduction of thyroid hormone, says Jennifer Braemar Ogilvie, MD, the chief of endocrine surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2024
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For early intervention, few examples are more relevant than postpartum thyroiditis, which occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to be inflamed.
—Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, also known as Hashimotos’ disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the thyroid, leading to damage.
—Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Health, 24 Jan. 2024
More prevalent in women, it’s also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, and is the most common cause of underactive thyroid in the U.S.
Having another autoimmune disorder can put someone at elevated risk of developing Hashimoto’s.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023
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Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2024
Read More: Suffering Shouldn’t Be a Normal Part of Womanhood
For early intervention, few examples are more relevant than postpartum thyroiditis, which occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to be inflamed.
—Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, also known as Hashimotos’ disease, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the thyroid, leading to damage.
—Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Health, 24 Jan. 2024
More prevalent in women, it’s also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, and is the most common cause of underactive thyroid in the U.S.
Having another autoimmune disorder can put someone at elevated risk of developing Hashimoto’s.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 Aug. 2023
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“Thyroiditis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thyroiditis. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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thyroiditis
noun
thy·roid·itis
ˌthī-ˌrȯid-ˈīt-əs, -rəd- 
: inflammation of the thyroid gland
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