A number of organizations offer information, support, and advocacy for persons with thyroid diseases including hyperthyroidism A condition in which too much thyroid hormone is circulating throughout the body, causing excessive stimulation of metabolic activity in body cells. and hypothyroidism. They include the following:

Thyroid Foundation of America (TFA)
Phone: 800-832-8321
www.tsh.org

Thyroid Federation International (TFI)
www.thyroid-fed.org

This organization provides contact information for a number of national organizations. Information in French is available through the TFC site.

American Thyroid Association
http://www.thyroid.org

Healthfinder, an Internet health information service developed in conjunction with the US Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.healthfinder.gov

This site offers information in Spanish.

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