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Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid. Your thyroid controls your body’s metabolism. It affects your heart rate, organ function, muscles, and…

Hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid. Your thyroid controls your metabolism, heart rate, muscles, bones, and other organs.

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a bleeding disorder. When you have ITP, your immune system destroys the platelets in your…

Infertility means a couple isn’t able to become pregnant after 1 year of having regular, unprotected sex. Infertility can affect…

Interstitial cystitis is a medical condition. It represents chronic bladder inflammation.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder. It describes a group of symptoms that affect your large intestine…

Keloids are a type of raised scar. They occur where the skin has healed after an injury and can grow…

Keratosis pilaris is a harmless skin condition that causes small bumps to appear on the skin. They can appear anywhere…

Lichen sclerosus is a type of skin condition. It often affects your genital or anal areas, but you can get…

Mastitis is an inflammation of the breast, usually caused by an infection. It can cause breast pain, tenderness, and flu-like…

Melasma is a common skin condition that causes brown patches to appear on the skin, usually on the face.

Menopause is when a person’s menstrual periods permanently end. It happens because, as a person ages, their ovaries make fewer…

Migraines are headaches that can be intense and reoccurring.

Mitral valve prolapse affects your heart. It happens when the mitral valve flaps don’t close properly and blood leaks from…

Morning sickness refers to the nausea and vomiting that some people have when they become pregnant. Morning sickness is very…

Learn about the symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).