HubHip: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Endocrine Disorders: Thyroid: Hyperthyroidism (39)

DescriptionWhen the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone, hyperthyroidism is the result.

The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves' Disease.

Other causes include thyroiditis, multinodular goiter or a tumor in the pituitary gland, although this last is quite rare.

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