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Yes, you can live without the gland, but would have to take thyroid daily to make up for the lack of production of thyroid by your body. The thyroid is your bodies thermostat and it controls your bodies metabolism. Without it, you would become severely hypothyroid and you would eventually go into a coma and die. Your thyroid helps control your nervous system, regulates heart rate and blood pressure. The thyroid controls your bodies temperature and regulates the calcium in the body, which is needed for your muscles to move, including the heart. It also regulates calcium to strengthen bones. It is needed to regulate mental health and if you become hypo or hyperthyroid, you could become psychotic or severely depressed. As you can see, it is very important, and all mammals need it or thyroid hormones to survive. I have had thyroid cancer and no longer have my thyroid... I take synthroid daily to provide my body with the necessary hormones. Thyroid hormones are absolutely necessary to live.
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Can I have a very low blood pressure after my thyroid gland was removed if I don't take synthetic thyroid medicine?
Nope
What is levothyroxine for?
Levothyroxine is a synthetic thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism, a condition where the thyroid gland doesnot produce enough thyroid hormone.
Is the thyroid gland an endocrine gland?
Yes! a thyroid gland IS an endocrine gland
What gland is responsible for how fast you use up the food you eat?
thyroid gland
What is levothyroxine used for?
Levothyroxine is a medication used to treat an underactive thyroid, known as hypothyroidism. It works by replacing or providing thyroid hormone that is normally produced by the thyroid gland but is lacking in the body.
What is the target gland for tsh?
the thyroid
Can medication treat an enlarged thyroid?
Yes. An enlarged thyroid gland can occur in two common conditions called hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Both conditions can be treated medically and/or surgically. For example, primary hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid gland) can be treated by administering synthetic thyroid hormone (called levothyroxine). This decreases the signals from the brain that tell the thyroid to grow and work harder, consequently decreasing the size of the gland.
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.
Enlargement of the thyroid gland?
A goiter is inflammation of the thyroid gland, also known as the thyroid gland becoming enlarged.
Smaller glands in the neck?
The endocrine gland in the neck is the thyroid gland. The parathyroid glands are found within the thyroid gland.
Which gland regulates the body's energy use?
The gland that regulates the body's energy use is the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located in the neck, under the thyroid cartilage.
