Treatment Options For Thyroid Patients
Thyroid Treatments
Thyroid surgery (thyroidectomy): A surgeon removes all or part of the thyroid in an operation. Thyroidectomy is performed for thyroid cancer or hyperthyroidism.
Antithyroid medications: Drugs can slow down the overproduction of thyroid hormone in hyperthyroidism. Two common antithyroid medicines are methimazole and propylthiouracil.
Radioactive iodine: Iodine with radioactivity that can be used in low doses [...]