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The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women (Sourcebooks)

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Unlike other resource books on thyroid disease, this offering gives specific information for women on the health connections regarding the female life cycles and other influencial female hormones. In addition to discussing the usual thyroid symptoms, it addresses in detail problems regarding weight and diet, depression, menopause and stress pertaining to women. It contains many suggestions to help oneself which makes this book a must for a women puzzled by her thyroid disease.

This book is a good read for those newly diagnosed to thyroid disease. It offers the basic information on thyroid disease (Are you hyper or hypo, symptoms, medication, etc.) without overwhelming the reader. The author is very precise in her explanations also. For those of you looking for answers to more challenging and complex thyroid problems, this would NOT be the book to buy. It doesn't challenge any of the current practices and assumes that you have a simple problem that one pill will cure.

While the information in this book might be a good starting point for someone totally new to thyroid disorders, I found it too basic, and too entrenched in mainstream theory and treatments to be helpful. Too much repeating of information easily found on just about any thyroid drug manufacturer's website, or just from surfing around the web. It is not a book I kept for my personal library --which for me (books are life!) is unusual.

This book is far too basic, with information easily found by a quick internet search. Scarce on facts and high on opinion, this book was clearly written with someone unfamiliar with medicine but with marketing savvy.

I was disaapointed with the content of the book. I was hoping for something that was much more cutting edge, not just the basic mainstream medical community approach. While it is great to see all of the hormones discussed, it didn't go far enough for me.

The Thyroid Sourcebook answered many of the questions I had when I was first told that I have an underactive thyroid; it was very helpful in guiding me towards a better understanding of what was happening with my body. With the information presented in the book I was better able to ask the right questions of my doctors, who in turn gave me more informed answers. I had a better idea of what to expect as I followed the various treatments I was subjected to when it was later determined that I had thyroid cancer. I only wish that the author covered thyroid cancer a bit more, since it's kind of light on that. However, this book is not the definitive source on thyroid disorders, and I don't think it was meant to be, rather it is a good guide for the patient and the patient's family. If you want something that is more definitive, then perhaps a textbook on endocrinology is what you need.

Very nice easy to read book about Thyroid and practical explanations, symptoms and questions about related issues once the illness is is established, such as selecting doctors, understanding what they say, etc. It is not
written for Medical Students although it helps to any student in the way how to communicate with patients.

Why did McGraw-Hill publish this book? It is almost identical (verbatim) to The Complete Thyroid Book except that the latter book includes some additional information. Both books were published in 2005.

I agree with the reviewers that mention how basic this book is. If you're new to learning about thyroid conditions and their treatment, The Complete Thyroid Book is a good starting point. Otherwise check out this book or The Complete Thyroid Book from the library and maybe you'll discover a few helpful tidbits.

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Overall, this work is excellent for anyone desiring quality
information on the functioning of the thyroid gland. It should
be in every personal health library.

This book has helped me to understand the different types of thyroid diseases better. I'm very glad that it also lay out the risks of certain surgery that some doctors do not highlight. It is written in a manner that is easy to read and not heavy as compare to scientific books.