Graves’ Disease







What is Graves’s disease?
The Graves ’ disease Foundation is pleased to declare that the 2010 National Conference will be declare October 22-24 at the Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA. Graves’ disease, the unaffected system makes antibodies that act like TSH, causing the thyroid to make more thyroid hormone than your body needs. Graves’ disease is called an overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism.

Symptoms
Anxiety
Heat intolerance
Increased appetite
Frequent bowel movements
Goiter (possible)
Increased sweating
Insomnia
Menstrual irregularities in women
Weight loss (rarely, weight gain)
Muscle weakness
Nervousness
Double vision
Eyeballs that stick out (exophthalmos)
Eye irritation and tearing
Rapid or irregular heartbeat (palpitations or arrhythmia)
Restlessness and difficulty sleeping
Breast enlargement in men (possible)
Difficulty concentrating
Shortness of breath with exertion
Tremor
Fatigue

Test of Graves’ disease
This disease may also affect the following test results:
Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI)
Thyroid peroxides (TPO) antibody
Anti-TSH receptor antibody
Orbit CT scan or ultrasound

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