Thyroid is a gland in the neck that creates hormones that affect metabolism. Thyroid disorders can include a small, harmless goiter (enlarged gland) that needs no treatment to life-threatening thyroid cancer. Thyroid may be genetic or acquired due to hormonal imbalance. On occasion of Thyroid Awareness Month, Dr. Ashish Saini, Consultant Endocrinologist at Kailash Hospital, Sec- 27 Noida explains the importance of early diagnosis of Thyroid problems and ways to manage them. He also clarifies on the symptoms of two different types of thyroid disorders Hypothyroid & Hyperthyroid which affects the functioning of the thyroid gland. As Dr. Ashish advises to manage thyroid disorders at na early stage in order to avoid other related health problems.