Hormone Issues: Treatments

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  • Hyperthyroidism - Health Tools

    12/03/07, Healthwise

    Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.

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  • Hyperthyroidism - Treatment Overview

    12/03/07, Healthwise

    There are three treatments for hyperthyroidism. Antithyroid medication and radioactive iodine are the ones doctors use most often. In rare cases, surgery may be done. Even if your symptoms are not bothering you, you still need treatm

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  • Hyperthyroidism - Surgery

    12/03/07, Healthwise

    Surgery for hyperthyroidism (thyroidectomy) removes part or all of the thyroid gland. Doctors rarely use this surgery to treat hyperthyroidism. You may need surgery if:

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  • Hyperthyroidism - Other Treatment

    12/03/07, Healthwise

    Radioactive iodine is considered by many doctors in the United States to be the best treatment for hyperthyroidism. You swallow it in a liquid form, and it is taken up by your thyroid gland. The radioactivity in the iodine kills

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  • Thyroid Nodules - Treatment Overview

    04/12/07, Healthwise

    Your treatment will depend on how your thyroid nodule affects you. If your thyroid nodule is not cancerous (benign) and is not causing any problems, your doctor will watch the nodule closely before doing anything else. If your thyroid nod

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  • Thyroid Nodules - Surgery

    04/12/07, Healthwise

    Surgery is the best treatment for thyroid nodules that are:

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  • Thyroid Nodules - Other Treatment

    04/12/07, Healthwise

    Other treatment for thyroid nodules includes fine-needle aspiration and radioactive iodine.

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  • Should I use hormone therapy to treat endometriosis?

    08/01/07, Healthwise

    The endometrium is the tissue that lines the uterus. During each menstrual cycle, a new endometrium grows, getting ready for a possible pregnancy. If you don't become pregnant during that cycle, the endometrium sheds, which you know a

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  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

    05/16/08, Healthwise

    HRT increases the estrogen and progestin levels in your body. There are several standard hormone replacement therapy schedules, including continuous and cyclic along with higher-dose and low-dose.

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  • Addison's Disease - Treatment Overview

    02/20/08, Healthwise

    Addison's disease develops when the adrenal glands, located above the kidneys, are not able to produce enough of the hormones cortisol and aldosterone. Treatment is usually lifelong. After proper treatment is started, most people with Add

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