Question 1

after getting graves disease, can that affect my fertility?

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Irregular cycles: Untreated or poorly-controlled graves' disease can cause irregular menstrual cycles and affect ovulation (egg release). It should be treated before you get pregnant, otherwise it may increase the risk of OB complications such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, or fetal growth restriction. If you have TSH receptor antibodies these can affect baby's thyroid as well and your OB will need to follow this.

Question 2

is it safe to take fertility drugs when you have graves disease ( i take 10 mg of methimazole once daily)?

Accepted Answer

Consult your doctor: There are risks and benefits to taking medication when you're pregnant.  There are also risks to untreated thyroid disease.  Your doctor may want to consult an endocrinologist for help deciding whether to switch medications and how often to test your thyroid during your pregnancy.  This is something you need to be comfortable discussing with your obstetrician.

Question 3

i had a total thyroidectomy due to graves' disease 7 years ago. recent positive ana test at 1:640 homogenous. no symptoms/tested due to fertility tx.

Accepted Answer

Duplicate question: Believed I have already answered this question. The presence of Grave's disease (an autoimmune disorder) points to your predisposition to possibly other autoimmune disorders.

Question 4

what causes grave's disease to happen?

Accepted Answer

Autoimmune: You have hla antigen that predisposing you to getting autoimmune disease (likely inherrited from parent). Usually there is a major stressor in your life that triggers the activation of the smoldering beast. Once the immune response is triggered, you develope stimulating antibodies against your thyroid gland telling it to turn on and make inappropriate amounts of hormone.

Question 5

what is the best treament for graves?

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It depends.: For different situations, the best treatment may be surgery to remove the thyroid, radioactive iodine to kill the thyroid, or medications to slow the thyroid down.  Radioactive iodine is the most-used treatment in the us, while surgery is seldom used for graves' disease.  Talk with your doctor to find out which treatment might be the best one for you.

Question 6

what is graves disease?

Accepted Answer

Grave's Disease: Graves' disease is an immune system disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism). While a number of disorders may result in hyperthyroidism, graves' disease is the most common cause. It casuses the classic look of exophthalmos (bulging eye).

Question 7

what is graves disease?

Accepted Answer

immune system quirk: This is an disorder where a persons immune system develops antibodies (like you would to a virus) but these attack the thyroid gland. This causes an overproduction of thyroid hormone to the point you develop symptoms. A variety of treatments focus on shutting down the process.

Question 8

what is graves' disease like?

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Way too much coffee: Grave's is a disease in which antibodies against the thyroid stimulating receptors are formed.  The initiating event is unknown. These antibodies lock on to and continuously stimulate the receptor so the thyroid kicks out thyroid hormone without regulation producing the classic symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, wt loss, increased appetite, dysthermia, hyperdefecation, bulging eyes / stare.

Question 9

what to do about graves disease?

Accepted Answer

Get treated: Hi. Graves' disease needs to be treated. 2 real options &amp; 1 third option. If you were my patient, I'd STRONGLY recommend treating you with radioactive iodine (131-I). Alternatively, you could use one of the two anti-thyroid medications - methimazole is preferred, but propylthiouracil (PTU) works well too. Graves' is only a surgical disease in very rare pregnancies. Good luck!

Question 10

best way to treat graves disease?

Accepted Answer

Various ways: In your age group, the most common recommendation would be to take antithyroid drugs (methimazole) to control the hyperthyroidism.  After 6 months, one could see if you have gone into remission so that you could discontinue the med.  If if hasn't gone away by up to 2 yrs of treatment, we would recommend radioiodine treatment or surgery to ablate the thyroid.

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