A member asked:

29 year old male diagnosed with graves disease. when treating hyperthyroidism how safe is radioactive treatment vs treating with medication?

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Both safe: Both treatment modalities are safe. Medications may not maintain remission and require treatment with radio-isotopes to destroy enough thyroid tissue to induce permanent remission. Wish you good health!

Answered 7/3/2020

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