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1. Which of the following symptoms is not related to Graves' disease?
2. Which distinctive ophthalmological issue affects around 20-25% of patients diagnosed with Graves' disease?
3. While a diagnosis of Graves' disease is often tentatively made following a thorough physical examination and exploration of a patient's medical history, what type of test can ultimately confirm it?
4. What substance, which occurs naturally in the body, is overproduced in patients with Graves' disease?
5. Following a diagnosis of Graves' disease, what specialist would a patient be referred to?
6. Despite playing havoc with the body, Graves' disease does not adversely affect the reproductive system, and female sufferers have no trouble getting pregnant.
7. What treatment, requiring a lead-lined room, is frequently used to treat Graves' disease?
8. Once a patient is confirmed as suffering from Graves' disease, is it possible for their thyroid to ever function normally again?
9. Is it true that Graves' disease affects women more often than it affects men?
10. What was the nationality of Robert James Graves, one of the first doctors to describe the condition now known as Graves' disease?
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