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Gyno Symptoms - Am I Just Being Paranoid?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vettester Chris" data-source="post: 66472" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>Just an observation on the thyroid side of it ...</p><p></p><p>Your Free T4 is at 56% of reference range</p><p>Your Free T3 is at 25% of reference range</p><p></p><p>A good "zone" for 'most' men to aim for would be having FT4 and FT3 somewhere in the <u>50%-to-80%</u> area of reference range; relatively close together, e.g., FT4 at 65% and FT3 at 63%, or vice-versa. For the most part, consider FT4 to be the reserves which converts down to T3; being 4 to 5 times more potent at the cellular level. No doubt most doctors looking at your TSH result will be satisfied and consider everything to be "fine". TSH is a good secondary marker to work from, but unreliable as a primary marker. </p><p></p><p>Again, just an observation ... If you're seeing any of the signs of hypothyroidism (lethargy/fatigue, variance in body temp, weight/metabolism, dry skin, etc.), then take a deeper look into it. It would be good to also draw a Reverse T3 lab for ratio comparison to Free T3. Your FT3 isn't elevated, so I don't suspect pooling or an RT3 imbalance, but it's good to cover the bases just so that nothing is overlooked. </p><p></p><p>More than likely you might just need a little more T4-toT3 conversion, which can 'sometimes' be easily attained by just supplementing selenium and iodine (kelp works good too). It's not uncommon for some people to have a tad excess over production of hydrogen peroxide in the thyroid gland during the whole T4 production phase, which essentially exposes a deficiency of selenium. </p><p></p><p>Again, may or may not be relevant to you, but if you're experiencing any of the symptoms it's worth researching and talking it over with a knowledgeable physician. BTW, both TPO & TgAb antibodies look good, I'm glad your doctor ordered both!! Most tend to run with one or the other, but both need to be address for autoimmune at the enzyme and protein level of the thyroid. Keep us posted ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettester Chris, post: 66472, member: 696"] Just an observation on the thyroid side of it ... Your Free T4 is at 56% of reference range Your Free T3 is at 25% of reference range A good "zone" for 'most' men to aim for would be having FT4 and FT3 somewhere in the [U]50%-to-80%[/U] area of reference range; relatively close together, e.g., FT4 at 65% and FT3 at 63%, or vice-versa. For the most part, consider FT4 to be the reserves which converts down to T3; being 4 to 5 times more potent at the cellular level. No doubt most doctors looking at your TSH result will be satisfied and consider everything to be "fine". TSH is a good secondary marker to work from, but unreliable as a primary marker. Again, just an observation ... If you're seeing any of the signs of hypothyroidism (lethargy/fatigue, variance in body temp, weight/metabolism, dry skin, etc.), then take a deeper look into it. It would be good to also draw a Reverse T3 lab for ratio comparison to Free T3. Your FT3 isn't elevated, so I don't suspect pooling or an RT3 imbalance, but it's good to cover the bases just so that nothing is overlooked. More than likely you might just need a little more T4-toT3 conversion, which can 'sometimes' be easily attained by just supplementing selenium and iodine (kelp works good too). It's not uncommon for some people to have a tad excess over production of hydrogen peroxide in the thyroid gland during the whole T4 production phase, which essentially exposes a deficiency of selenium. Again, may or may not be relevant to you, but if you're experiencing any of the symptoms it's worth researching and talking it over with a knowledgeable physician. BTW, both TPO & TgAb antibodies look good, I'm glad your doctor ordered both!! Most tend to run with one or the other, but both need to be address for autoimmune at the enzyme and protein level of the thyroid. Keep us posted ... [/QUOTE]
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