Sentences with phrase «radioactive iodine treatment on»
Dr. Tordjman and her colleagues studied the effect of radioactive iodine treatment on the ovarian reserve of women treated for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) by measuring their blood levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and following the patients for up to one year after treatment.
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«This is the first study ever to prospectively address the impact of radioactive iodine treatment on ovarian reserve.
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«That's the quandary faced by the entire health care team — for the surgeon, whether to take the lymph nodes out; for the endocrinologist, whether to give radioactive iodine, in part based on the information obtained about lymph nodes during surgery; and for the patient, whether the information and treatment will result in better survival.»
Such damage can be caused by an autoimmune attack on the gland, oxidative stress, surgical removal of the thyroid and the use of radioactive iodine in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
Hypothyroidism can also be caused by radioactive iodine treatment or surgery on the thyroid gland, which are used to treat other types of thyroid disorders.
Whether I'm required for health reasons to be gluten, dairy and egg free or on the low iodine diet to prep for radioactive iodine treatment, it's tough to find a dish that can satisfy my sweet tooth.
Although the initial cost of antithyroid drug treatment may seem low (compared to surgery and radioactive iodine treatment,) the cost of the drugs can mount up depending on the life expectancy of the cat.
Often the signs of kidney damage are masked by the overactive thyroid and it is only when the cat has been on thyroid medication or has received radioactive iodine treatment that the kidney problem becomes apparent.
Even if other surgery or radioactive iodine is considered (see below), drug therapy is often used initially to monitor the effect of successful treatment on kidney function.
For more information on ultrasound and even radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroid cats, please visit Dr. Goggin's web site metrovetrad.com.