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    What is the treatment for Graves’ disease?

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    A/Prof Steven Craig

    Breast Surgeon, Endocrine Surgeon, General Surgeon, Laparoscopic Surgeon

    A/Prof Craig is a respected and experience specialist surgeon, committed to providing patients in regional Australia with the highest standards of surgical care. He develops … View Profile

    There are three main treatment options for Graves’ Disease. Medical management consists of giving anti-thyroid medications, which block the production and release of the thyroid hormone. Surgical management consists of the surgical removal of the entire thyroid by a total thyroidectomy. Patients will then go on thyroid hormone replacement for the rest of their lives. The third treatment option is radioactive iodine ablation of the thyroid gland. The radioactive iodine treatment kills the functional thyroid cells, resulting in a hypothyroid state three to six months after the treatment.

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