Patient's question:
Because of a certain illness, I have been unable to stop taking medication for a long time. Due to the medication, my endocrine system has become problematic. Now, I want to stop taking the medication and regulate my body. How can I cure hyperthyroidism?Doctor's answer:
The treatment of hyperthyroidism generally includes three methods: drug therapy, I-131 therapy, and surgical therapy. Surgical therapy has a good effect, but it is an invasive treatment with more complications. Below, I will tell you about the indications and contraindications for surgical therapy. Surgical therapy is mainly applicable to moderate to severe hyperthyroidism, patients who are ineffective with long-term medication or have recurrence after stopping medication, or those who cannot or are unwilling to adhere to medication; patients with significant thyroid enlargement and compression symptoms; substernal goiter; nodular goiter with hyperthyroidism. Clinically, it is accompanied by severe infiltrative exophthalmos; patients with severe internal medicine diseases. The first three months of pregnancy and after the sixth month are contraindicated for surgery.