Graves’ Disease and Treatment Options
Named after an Irish physician, Robert Graves, who described the ailment, Graves' disease is an autoimmune illness resulting in a hyperactive thyroid gland. This causes the gland to overproduce thyroid hormones. As an autoimmune disease, the thyroid-stimulating hormone (antibodies) deceives the gland to yield more hormones than the body requires. How it's Diagnosed Your doctor can conduct several …Read More