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		<title>Thyroid website for professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi folks, I just stumbled across a website that looks like it has pretty good information about thyroid diseases and Grave&#8217;s Disease.  It seems to be produced by a non-profit medical education organization, but it has a slight  pharmaceutical company &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2013/08/16/thyroid-website-for-professionals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pregnancy with Graves’ Disease – risk of birth defects for mothers taking anti-thyroid drugs</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2013/06/30/pregnancy-with-graves-disease-risk-of-birth-defects-for-mothers-taking-anti-thyroid-drugs/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the never-ending thread about long-term use of methimazole (MMI), several people have asked about the risks of anti-thyroid drugs during pregnancy.  Because MMI is thought to cause more birth defects than propylthiouracil (PTU) in the first trimester, women are often &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2013/06/30/pregnancy-with-graves-disease-risk-of-birth-defects-for-mothers-taking-anti-thyroid-drugs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Overtreatment for GD?</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/10/04/overtreatment-for-gd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was an article about overtreating patients in the New York Times today. It opened with the classic case of Graves&#8217; Disease. The article looks (briefly) at the pros and cons of getting the aggressive treatment (radioactive iodine or surgery) &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/10/04/overtreatment-for-gd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The risks of PTU</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/03/01/the-risks-of-ptu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Anti-thyroid drugs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summary There are two main drugs used to treat Graves&#8217; Disease medically &#8211; MMI (methimazole or it&#8217;s nearly identical relative carbimazole) and PTU (propylthiouracil). As with all drugs, there are risks and side effects.  As a patient, I&#8217;ve often been frustrated &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/03/01/the-risks-of-ptu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taking methimazole for 10+ years</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/02/10/taking-methimazole-for-10-years-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Anti-thyroid drugs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the US, most Graves&#8217; Disease patients get herded into either radioactive iodine treatment (RAI treatment) or surgical thyroid removal.  These are seen as &#8220;definitive&#8221; treatments, meaning permanent fixes.  There is some truth to this as it is impossible to &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/02/10/taking-methimazole-for-10-years-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Randomized study of Graves’ disease treatments</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/28/randomized-study-of-graves-disease-treatments/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summary This study looked at three common treatments for Graves&#8217; disease (medication, surgery, and radioactive iodine) and their effect on the underlying cause of Graves&#8217; (an autoimmune reaction). This study was set up in one of the best ways to &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/28/randomized-study-of-graves-disease-treatments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medical treatment of hyperthyroidism (part II)</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/27/medical-treatment-of-hyperthyroidism-part-ii/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Anti-thyroid drugs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summary Earlier, I posted about the beginning of this article. Now I&#8217;m finishing it up. This section talks about &#8220;antithyroid drugs of second choice&#8221;.  These are drugs that don&#8217;t exactly &#8220;fix&#8221; the problem, but relieve some of the symptoms. Potassium &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/27/medical-treatment-of-hyperthyroidism-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medical Treatment of Hyperthyroidism (part I)</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/24/medical-treatment-of-hyperthyroidism-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summary This paper, published in February 2010, is a review of what is known about the drugs used to treat Graves&#8217; Disease.  No new research was done in this article, but it&#8217;s a nice synthesis of the earlier literature. This &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/24/medical-treatment-of-hyperthyroidism-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Association between radioiodine therapy for Graves’ hyperthyroidism and thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/22/association-between-radioiodine-therapy-for-graves%e2%80%99-hyperthyroidism-and-thyroid-associated-ophthalmopathy/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opthalmopathy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summary Two earlier studies of Graves&#8217; Disease that found that treating Graves&#8217; Disease with radioactive iodine rather than antithyroid drugs caused a large (3-5X) increase in the risk of developing Graves&#8217; Opthalmopathy (GO), an eye disorder. However, there were also &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/22/association-between-radioiodine-therapy-for-graves%e2%80%99-hyperthyroidism-and-thyroid-associated-ophthalmopathy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Euthyroid and primarily hypothyroid patients develop milder and significantly more asymmetrical Graves ophthalmopathy</title>
		<link>https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/21/euthyroid-and-primarily-hypothyroid-patients-develop-milder-and-significantly-more-asymmetrical-graves-ophthalmopathy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opthalmopathy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summary This study examined whether symptoms of Grave&#8217;s opthalmopathy (GO) were associated with patients&#8217; levels of thyroid antibodies and/or levels of thyroid hormones. The hypothesis is that patients with high antibody levels and/or high thyroid hormone levels would have more &#8230; <a href="https://graves.pandapoop.net/2011/01/21/euthyroid-and-primarily-hypothyroid-patients-develop-milder-and-significantly-more-asymmetrical-graves-ophthalmopathy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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