How do the treatments for Hashimoto's and Graves' diseases differ, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Hashimoto's and Graves' diseases are treated differently because, although they both affect the thyroid gland, they exert opposing effects on the production of thyroid hormones—inhibition and overproduction, respectively. Hashimoto's disease is treated by administering synthetic thyroid hormones orally to replace the deficiencies in T3 and T4. Graves' disease is treated either by suppressing thyroid function with inhibitory drugs or by thyroidectomy combined with thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
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