BBC NEWS - Health - People with suspected thyroid disorders are being mistreated and misinformed, experts have warned.
British Thyroid Association doctors say some people are being given the wrong tests and the wrong treatment.
NHS doctors abide by expert guidelines - but the BTA says the problem comes when patients go outside the NHS.
Around 3% of the UK population has an underactive thyroid, which should be diagnosed with a blood test and treated with a synthetic hormone.
Symptoms can include being very tired, feeling the cold, having difficulties with memory or concentration, weight gain and fertility problems.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recently set out guidance for how hypothyroidism should be diagnosed and ...........
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