Are there alternatives to radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism?
The basic alternatives for hyperthyroidism treatment to radio iodine is surgery and drugs. With surgery, basically, the entire or part of the thyroid gland is removed to diminish the functioning number of cells that produce thyroid hormone. There are also drugs available that the patient can take to interfere with the function of the thyroid or the effectiveness of the thyroid hormone that is available in the bloodstream, and they work effectively in many patients. However, if the hyperthyroidism is resistant to these drugs, or the patient is non-compliant in some sense with the drug treatment, then radio iodine therapy is very effective therapy for hyperthyroidism.
