The picture is complicated by the variability of the symptoms among women and by the fact that the symptoms often develop gradually over the course of many years. Without a test to confirm a diagnosis of perimenopause, this transitional phase has been elusive to the medical community.
The thyroid gland, or simply the thyroid /ËÎ¸aÉªrÉÉªd/, is an endocrine gland in the throat, and consists of two connected lobes. It is found at the front of the neck, below the Adam's apple.
Location of the Thyroid Gland. The thyroid gland is located at the levels of C5 to T1 vertebrae lying immediately below the larynx, with the two lobes on each side of and anterior to the trachea. It starts just below the Adamâs apple (thyroid cartilage), about the same level as the cricoid cartilage.