Discover the thyroid's crucial influence on health and wellness
The thyroid plays a crucial role in your body's hormone regulation.
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Are you struggling with unexplained fatigue, hair loss, or mood swings? It could be your thyroid.
Dive into the crucial role of the thyroid gland—your body's hormonal regulation powerhouse to:
- Discover how thyroid hormones T4 and T3 function and why their balance is essential for your health.
- Learn about the key factors that can disrupt this balance, from environmental toxins to nutrient deficiencies and stress.
- Distinguish between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, helping you recognize symptoms that could indicate an underlying issue.
Join Visana as we explore how to achieve optimal thyroid function rather than merely settling for suboptimal. We'll provide actionable steps to uncover potential problems, including comprehensive testing and treatment options.
Offered as part of your Cigna Healthcare® medical plan*, Visana is a virtual women’s health clinic where you can find answers to new symptoms or existing diagnoses.
About Visana Health
Visana believes every individual deserves access to expert, empathetic care. Our providers will help you determine what treatment is right for you, depending on your symptoms, preferences, medical history, lifestyle, and goals.
About Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality.
Speaker information
Emily (she/her) is a dedicated Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with a rich background in providing compassionate and comprehensive care. Emily’s approach to health is grounded in individualized, person-centered, trauma-informed, and evidence-based care. She believes in meeting patients where they are, trusting that they are the foremost experts on their own bodies, and working collaboratively to ensure their voices are central to their care. By prioritizing active listening, thorough education, and shared decision-making, Emily ensures that each patient feels heard, informed, and empowered to take control of their health journey.
While Emily is well-versed in all facets of sexual and reproductive health, she has a particular focus on queer health, PCOS, fertility, perinatal mental health, and peri-menopause. Her personal experience with PCOS and infertility—navigating choices such as single parenthood through donor sperm, IUI, and IVF—shapes her empathetic approach. She is now happily childfree by choice and uses her experiences to support and advocate for others.