the TSH level which come to find out doesn't determine if you are hypothyroid anyway. I am going to go back to her and request new bloodwork be taken for a T3 and T4.
2007-09-28 10:04:48 · 3 answers · asked by kitkat 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
TSH is the main test used to determine an under/overactive thyroid. But there is some controversy that other tests should be included as well b/c sometimes TSH levels can look normal even when something else is going on.
Below is a link to normal ranges for the different thyroid tests.
2007-09-28 14:08:28 · answer #1 · answered by cmary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my experience, TSH alone is not a good indicator for thyroid disease. You need them to do free T3 and free T4. This will help determine what kind of disease (hyper/hypo), if any, you have.
As for the normal ranges, it depends on what scale the lab running your results uses. If you are diagnosed with Hashi's, you will want a TSH near .1/0.
2007-09-28 17:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by cyn99di 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
who on earth told you that TSH doesn't diagnose hypothyroidism? It most certainly does. If a TSH is normal, there is no need to check for T3 or T4.
2007-09-28 17:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 8⤋