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 [...]