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The outcome of this surgery is usually excellent. Most people will need to take thyroid hormone pills (thyroid hormone replacement) for the rest of their lives.
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How long can you live without a thyroid gland and no hormone replacement and an enlarged pituitary gland?
three years
Is the thyroid gland an endocrine gland?
Yes! a thyroid gland IS an endocrine gland
What is the large gland adjacent to the trachea?
The thyroid gland.
Will you die if you do not have a thyroid gland?
The human body cannot function without thyroid hormone, either from a functioning gland, or through supplementation.
What gland is responsible for how fast you use up the food you eat?
thyroid gland
Can you live with half a thyroid?
Yes, people can live without half of their thyroid. However, most people living with half of their thyroid need to take prescribed daily thyroid medication, as directed by a physician. Thyroid medication helps to replace thyroid hormones that aren't being produced by a fully functioning thyroid gland.
What endocrine gland is located in the trachea?
The thyroid gland
What is the target gland for tsh?
the thyroid
What gland produces thyroxine?
Thyroid Gland is the gland that produce the hormone thyroxin.
Can thyroid be transplanted in a person?
Apparently this would decrease the drug companies billion dollar industry, so probably not likely.However - India has tested with rabbit thyroidsthyroid.about.com/b/.../thyroid-transplant-from-a-rabbit.htm
What does the thyroid gland secrete?
The Thyroid Gland secretes Calcitonin.
What hormone does the thyriod secrete?
Thyroxine, or 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine - T4, a form of thyroid hormones is the major hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland.
