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Adults with Graves’ disease are more likely to receive drug treatment — despite a higher failure rate — than radioactive iodine therapy or thyroid surgery, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in both adults and children. Thyrotoxicosis develops due to the presence of autoantibodies that bind to the TSH receptor and stimulate the ...

Infants born to women who received antithyroid drugs (ATDs) for Graves disease (GD) during the first trimester of pregnancy have an increased risk for congenital malformations, a study has found. "ATD ...

DENVER — New data shed more light on the specific risks of congenital birth defects associated with the Graves' disease drug methimazole (MMI) and the timing of the teratogenic effects. The results ...

Although antithyroid drugs have been used for several decades as an adjunct to radioiodine therapy in the management of hyperthyroidism, the benefits and risks of this strategy remain poorly ...

Taking antithyroid drugs (ATDs) during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for birth defects, particularly for women receiving prescriptions for methimazole (MMI) or ...

THE introduction by Astwood of new and potent antithyroid substances has permitted a great advance in the treatment of hyperthyroidism and has given a new tool with which to further knowledge of the ...

WE have treated 3 patients with acute thyroiditis, all women between forty-two and fifty-one years of age, with antithyroid drugs, with prompt resolution of the disturbance in all. Two additional ...

Credit: Shutterstock. "Periodic screening and monitoring of CBC while on treatment is crucial to monitor development of neutropenia which can be totally asymptomatic," the authors concluded.

Differences in the metabolic fate of antithyroid drugs influence the optimal frequency of administration and their therapeutic efficacy. ³⁵S propyl-thiouracil differed from the ³⁵S imidazoles ...

Taking antithyroid drugs (ATDs) during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for birth defects, particularly for women receiving prescriptions for methimazole (MMI) or ...