Tag: Graves’ Disease

1. First trimester exposure to anytithyroid drugs (ATDs) was associated with a greater risk of congenital malformations, especially for pregnant women who were given prescriptions for methimazole (MMI) or both MMI and propylthiouracil (PTU). 2. These results suggest that first trimester MMI use should be minimized and that the present...

Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Graves' disease is a disorder of the immune system that causes the thyroid gland to become overactive. It is an autoimmune disorder, which means the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own cells instead of protecting them from outside invaders. In Graves' disease,...