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<blockquote data-quote="OMI100" data-source="post: 123579" data-attributes="member: 71"><p>A good book to read here:</p><p><a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/the-secret-life-of-fat-the-science-behind-the-bodys-least-understood-organ-and-what-it-means-for-y.12209/" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for Y</a></p><p>What Vice said: "Also you may want to get a complete thyroid panel TSH, free T4, free T3, reverse T3 and both antibody. Just to make sure your thyroid isn't affecting your weight."</p><p>A good baseline of tests to request:</p><p>FREE T3 (not part of a “thyroid panel” and must be written in on a lab request)</p><p>FREE T4</p><p>TOTAL T4</p><p>Reverse T3</p><p>TSH</p><p>TPO (Thyroid Peroxidase) antibodies</p><p>Tgab (Thyroglobulin) antibodies</p><p>Full iron panel (includes serum iron, iron binding capacity, and % saturation)</p><p>[iron is essential to thyroid metabolism]</p><p>Ferritin (not included in the full iron panel and must be requested separately)</p><p>CBC or Complete Blood Count (includes RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCH)</p><p>Vitamin D</p><p>Vitamin B12</p><p>Lipid panel (includes cholesterol, triglycerides)</p><p>[high cholesterol is a symptom of low thyroid]</p><p>Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (includes fasting glucose, sodium, potassium)</p><p>Morning cortisol (24-hr saliva labs preferred, but at least this gives one reading)</p><p>[cortisol is essential to thyroid metabolism]</p><p>Estradiol (men and women; women should test on day 19-21 of their cycle, or 5-7 days after ovulation)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OMI100, post: 123579, member: 71"] A good book to read here: [URL="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/the-secret-life-of-fat-the-science-behind-the-bodys-least-understood-organ-and-what-it-means-for-y.12209/"]The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for Y[/URL] What Vice said: "Also you may want to get a complete thyroid panel TSH, free T4, free T3, reverse T3 and both antibody. Just to make sure your thyroid isn't affecting your weight." A good baseline of tests to request: FREE T3 (not part of a “thyroid panel” and must be written in on a lab request) FREE T4 TOTAL T4 Reverse T3 TSH TPO (Thyroid Peroxidase) antibodies Tgab (Thyroglobulin) antibodies Full iron panel (includes serum iron, iron binding capacity, and % saturation) [iron is essential to thyroid metabolism] Ferritin (not included in the full iron panel and must be requested separately) CBC or Complete Blood Count (includes RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCH) Vitamin D Vitamin B12 Lipid panel (includes cholesterol, triglycerides) [high cholesterol is a symptom of low thyroid] Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (includes fasting glucose, sodium, potassium) Morning cortisol (24-hr saliva labs preferred, but at least this gives one reading) [cortisol is essential to thyroid metabolism] Estradiol (men and women; women should test on day 19-21 of their cycle, or 5-7 days after ovulation) [/QUOTE]
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