What is I-131?(health)?!
Question: What is I-131!?(health)!?
I have a disease called "hypothyroidism"!. it has tons of symptoms!.
I googled it and i got to a site where it said the causes of the disease!.
it said somthing about iodine and it said early exposure to I-131!.
what is this!?
Here is the site i found the causes on:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Hypothyroid!.!.!.
also:that may say "L"-131
they look alike!.
thanxWww@Answer-Health@Com
I googled it and i got to a site where it said the causes of the disease!.
it said somthing about iodine and it said early exposure to I-131!.
what is this!?
Here is the site i found the causes on:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Hypothyroid!.!.!.
also:that may say "L"-131
they look alike!.
thanxWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I-131 is Radioactive Iodine and it is used to burn off your thyroid!. You have to be quarantined for a couple of days to my understanding because any contact with any people can expose them to your radiation!. I-131 as far as i know though, is used for HYPERthryoid!.!.!. (which is what i have) and is the other end of the spectrum that is a fast thyroid, or metabolism!.
From what i know people who suffer from hypothyroidism can be treated with medications like Synthroid (or Levothyroxine -generic name) and/ or surgery!. You should really talk to your doctor and find - if you haven't already found - an Endocrinologist and they should be able to help you further understand what you have, and what your options are for treatment!.!.!. until then you should look up these website that may help you understand it a lot more :) good luck!.
http://www!.medicinenet!.com/hypothyroidis!.!.!.
http://www!.umm!.edu/patiented/articles/ho!.!.!.
http://www!.endocrineweb!.com/hypo1!.html
http://women!.webmd!.com/guide/understandi!.!.!.
http://www!.womentowomen!.com/hypothyroidi!.!.!.
http://www!.asktheinternettherapist!.com/a!.!.!.
http://www!.drugdigest!.org/DD/HC/Treatmen!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
From what i know people who suffer from hypothyroidism can be treated with medications like Synthroid (or Levothyroxine -generic name) and/ or surgery!. You should really talk to your doctor and find - if you haven't already found - an Endocrinologist and they should be able to help you further understand what you have, and what your options are for treatment!.!.!. until then you should look up these website that may help you understand it a lot more :) good luck!.
http://www!.medicinenet!.com/hypothyroidis!.!.!.
http://www!.umm!.edu/patiented/articles/ho!.!.!.
http://www!.endocrineweb!.com/hypo1!.html
http://women!.webmd!.com/guide/understandi!.!.!.
http://www!.womentowomen!.com/hypothyroidi!.!.!.
http://www!.asktheinternettherapist!.com/a!.!.!.
http://www!.drugdigest!.org/DD/HC/Treatmen!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com