Hormones
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A goitre is a swelling or enlargement of the thyroid gland at the front of your neck.

Your thyroid gland can become overactive and produce too may hormones. This causes your body's metabolism to speed up.

Your thyroid is a gland in your neck that produces hormones. Sometimes it does not make enough, which slows down your all your body functions (your metabolism). This can lead to a range of symptoms.

Thyroid nodules are lumps that form inside your thyroid gland in your neck. They are common and usually harmless. Rarely, thyroid nodules may be cancerous.

Thyroiditis is a general term that means inflammation of your thyroid gland. It includes Hashimoto's disease, postpartum thyroiditis and acute thyroiditis.