A 46-year-old member asked:
How can i manage thyroid disease?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
30 years experience
Which Disorder?: For an underactive thyroid, levothyroxine pills are prescribed to take daily for thyroid hormone replacement. Overactive thyroid: graves disease - there are other treatments which include certain medications to block your thyroid from over working and medication to lower heart rate and blood pressure if necessary until thyroid under better control. Also, radioablation to rid overactive gland.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
What is thyroid disease?
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Dr. Frederick Singeranswered
Endocrinology 60 years experience
Many types.: Thyroid disease is a nonspecific term which indicates there is an abnormality of thyroid function. These include excess secretion of thyroid hormones, decreased secretion, nodules including cancer, and inflammation. A variety of tests help determine the specific type of disease.
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