Sentences with phrase «received radioactive iodine»

Often, these cats received radioactive iodine treatment for their hyperthyroidism.

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.

No ill effects have been noted in the children born to parents who received radioactive iodine in the past.

Women of reproductive age who have thyroid cancer should be cautious about receiving radioactive iodine treatment, which affects their remaining egg supply — their ovarian reserve — and may affect their fertility, new research from Israel finds.

After surgery, patients receive radioactive iodine to kill off any remaining cancerous cells, says Dr. Yim.

For instance, Grave's disease patients (caused by hyperthyroidism) may receive radioactive iodine therapy, resulting in the destruction or impairment of some, or even all of existing thyroid tissue.

Surgery may be a good option for cats who can not tolerate methimazole treatment, and who for medical or financial reason are not able to receive radioactive iodine therapy.

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The large number of abnormalities appearing so soon after the accident «would indicate that these children almost certainly received a very high dose of thyroid radiation from inhaled and ingested radioactive iodine,» antinuclear crusader Helen Caldicott wrote in a post on her homepage.

If you receive definitive treatment for your Graves» hyperthyroidism (such as radioactive iodine or surgery), you will eventually develop hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).