A 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Every thyroid patient deserves real options.

The Thyroid Foundation empowers patients, educates the professionals who care for them, and champions the innovations that restore wellness for people living with thyroid conditions.

100% volunteer-led. Every dollar goes to the work.

Act now

Compounded Thyroid USP is at risk.A recent FDA classification threatens access for thousands of patients who cannot tolerate other thyroid medications. Add your name to the petition.

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What we do

Three commitments, one goal: better thyroid care.

Empower patients

We champion each patient's right to personalized treatment and advocate for expanded medication options, including desiccated and compounded thyroid.

Patient resources

Educate professionals

Accredited programs for licensed clinicians and peer-reviewed publications that amplify the voices of the providers who treat thyroid disease every day.

Professional education

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Champion innovation

Grants for emerging researchers and support for novel diagnostics and treatments that bridge conventional and integrative thyroid medicine.

Research grants

Dr. Henderson smiling with a patient beside a thyroid ultrasound

Why we exist

Thyroid care shouldn't be one-size-fits-all.

Millions of people live with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s, Graves’ disease, and thyroid nodules. Too many are told their labs are “normal” while they still feel unwell, and too few have access to the full range of treatments that could help.

We are an independent foundation led by volunteer professionals with a single goal: improving thyroid healthcare for every patient, everywhere.

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I have witnessed firsthand the incredible impact that compounded Thyroid USP has on my patients' lives. Removing access will directly affect their quality of life, and for some, could be life-threatening.

Brittany Henderson, MD · Medical Director, The Thyroid Foundation