Graves-Basedow is an abbreviated name for a disease resulting in hyperthyroidism or a diffuse hypertrophy of the thyroid. The symptoms include protrusion of the eyeballs, goiter, fast heartbeat, excessive sweating, loss of strength, faster metabolism. The extreme cases can be treated only by means of an operation.
 
Barbara Malarz lives in Hannover. She has moved to Germany many years ago and worked there as a draftsperson. She has always been resourceful and energetic, putting her ideas into life, and served as an example of perfect health for her family and friends, with everybody admiring her vitality. Read More...

Tags: Graves-Basedow, Hyperthyroidism, Goiter

Thyroid gland grows almost without a pain. From time to time it unpleasantly presses in the throat, but usually we marginalize this feeling by attributing it to the nervousness or cold. Mostly, we learn accidentally about the goiter from acquaintances - long time unseen, who notice visible thickening of the neck. Long lasting deficiency of the iodine in a body, diet rich in the goitrogens (substances, which are contained in all the plants of the cabbage family), misuse of medicines (for example: analgesic, sulfonamides), in case of women - hormonal changes during the pregnancy and menopause have influence on the thyroid growth. While getting older, a risk of goiter growth significantly increases and after getting 50 years old and older every fourth person has it. Often it tends to be neutral" - it does not cause any changes in the hormones level. Unfortunately, the gland of every tenth person begins to work like crazy, as if racing! Read More...

Tags: Thyroid, Thyrotrophin, Hyperthyreosis, Hyperthyroidism, Graves-Basedow, Goiter, Pituitary Gland

Mrs. Henryka's husband drives her from Radom to Warsaw to the Victor Zenni’s consulting room for thyroid physical therapy. She says: I am here already for a fifth time and the therapy helps me a lot. A goiter already disappeared, headaches also wore off and I am in a better mood.
Mrs. Henryka is treated for hyperthyroidism by an endocrinologist for a long time. She is still under his care. She says: I take medicines, thanks to which I have normal hormone level right now. The gland itself gradually enlarged and lumps were forming inside of it. Doctors said that surgery is necessary. But I found information on treatment of the thyroid hypertrophy without a surgery. After a really strong attack of headache, I decided to come here. After a third treatment, I did USG. Four lumps disappeared and size of the fifth lump has apparently reduced itself. Read More...

Tags: Thryroid Disease, Thyroid, Goiter, Hyperthyroidism, Pharyngitis, Hypothyroidism