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Reducing Your Risk of Hyperthyroidism by Editorial Staff and Contributors

There is no way to prevent hyperthyroidism in the case of Graves disease and most other causes. Quitting smoking may lower your risk of hyperthyroidism. Taking too much thyroid hormone replacement can also result in hyperthyroidism. So, be sure to take the dose prescribed by your doctor and get blood tests done regularly.

References:

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists website. Available at: http://www.aace.com.
Kasper DL, Harrison TR. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 16th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2005.
National Library of Medicine website. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov.
Pearce EN. Diagnosis and management of thyrotoxicosis. Brit Med J. 2006;332:1369-1373.

Last reviewed November 2012 by Kim Carmichael, MD

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Reducing Your Risk of Hyperthyroidism by Editorial Staff and Contributors

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