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Can men have Graves disease?

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Both men and women can get Graves' disease. But it affects women 10 times more often than men. Graves' disease occurs in people of all ages, but most often starts in the 20s and 30s. People who get Graves' disease often have family members who have thyroid or other autoimmune diseases. read more

Graves’ is considered a chronic disease and it can be managed. I want other men to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel and it’s not a freight train heading at you. A number of men think that asking for help is a sign of weakness. read more

The autoimmune disease that usually causes hypothyroidism in women and men is Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In Hashimoto's, your immune system attacks your thyroid gland. Hashimoto's thyroiditis affects about 14 million Americans, of which about two million are men. read more

Hormones secreted by the thyroid gland control metabolism, or the speed at which the body converts food into energy. read more

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