Introduction
Graves' disease, or toxic diffuse goiter, is an autoimmune disease where too much activity of the thyroid gland causes an overproduction of thyroid hormones such as T3 and T4. The disease is known for resulting in hyperthyroidism (an over active thyroid) which causes an enlarged thyroid and eye problems among other things. A large amount of different conditions and effectors can cause hyperthyroidism, but Graves' disease has shown to be one of the two most common. The disease can affect everyone, but it has been found that women at the age of forty to sixty are the most vulnerable according to a research done by the department of Nuclear Medicine at Warsaw Medical University in Poland. The same research also shows that;”The incidence of the disease is similar among White Race and Asians Race, but it is lower among blacks.” And ”In the United States Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism and its occurrence is approx. 1.2%”(Prasek 110) …show more content…
Dong (Department of Oncology, Hubei University of Medicine China) and his college from the cardiology department at the same university, D.G. Fu; Graves’ disease and hyperthyroidism ”is much more common among women than in men, with a female:male ratio ranging from 5:1 to 10:1.” (Y.H. Dong, 3612) Although, the reasons for why the risk is higher in women is not completely clear they are certain that it has something to do with the X- chromosome inactivation in females. However, if the disease is ignored and left untreated, Graves' disease will most likely have a huge negative impact on a person's mental and physical
Graves' disease, or toxic diffuse goiter, is an autoimmune disease where too much activity of the thyroid gland causes an overproduction of thyroid hormones such as T3 and T4. The disease is known for resulting in hyperthyroidism (an over active thyroid) which causes an enlarged thyroid and eye problems among other things. A large amount of different conditions and effectors can cause hyperthyroidism, but Graves' disease has shown to be one of the two most common. The disease can affect everyone, but it has been found that women at the age of forty to sixty are the most vulnerable according to a research done by the department of Nuclear Medicine at Warsaw Medical University in Poland. The same research also shows that;”The incidence of the disease is similar among White Race and Asians Race, but it is lower among blacks.” And ”In the United States Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism and its occurrence is approx. 1.2%”(Prasek 110) …show more content…
Dong (Department of Oncology, Hubei University of Medicine China) and his college from the cardiology department at the same university, D.G. Fu; Graves’ disease and hyperthyroidism ”is much more common among women than in men, with a female:male ratio ranging from 5:1 to 10:1.” (Y.H. Dong, 3612) Although, the reasons for why the risk is higher in women is not completely clear they are certain that it has something to do with the X- chromosome inactivation in females. However, if the disease is ignored and left untreated, Graves' disease will most likely have a huge negative impact on a person's mental and physical