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How Does the Thyroid Gland Work? |

Thyroid basically regulates metabolism. When it doesn’t work properly, it could cause problems.

Dr. George Tershakovec, General Surgeon with Homestead Hospital, explains thyroid gland communicates with the pituitary gland. It reads levels of hormones and particularly from the thyroid, especially how the hormone is active in the bloodstream.

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