radio iodine for hyperthyroid cause sterilization ? Posted: 01-04-08 01:07am
my boyfriend has hyperthyroid disease and
he was treated by the radio iodine. he had
to have the treatment twice because the
first time it didnt work. this was when he
was maybe 15 or 16 im not sure when. but i
was just wondering if maybe there was a
possibility that the first time it didnt
work it could have made him sterile. we
have unprotected intercourse quite a bit.
and im sure that we should have been
pregnant by now but nothing has happened
yet
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MandMs
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Posted: 01-10-08 03:42am
There is no need to worry.
Radioiodine is now recognized as the
safest and most convenient and effective
treatment for hyperthyroidism.
The treatment is safe because radioiodine
can deliver sufficient radiation to the
thyroid gland to slow its function while
delivering only a small amount to the rest
of the body (the thyroid is the only part
of the body that collects and retains
iodine).
The radiation exposure to the rest of the
body is quite small, because radioiodine
remains within the thyroid gland for a
moderate period of time, while that not
collected by the thyroid gland leaves the
body rapidly in urine.
