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HRT in Women
**Woman Defy patient, very unhappy, need advice/help
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<blockquote data-quote="MarkM" data-source="post: 110881"><p>Hi Amberlin,</p><p></p><p>I am sorry to hear about your troubles and hope they get straightened out for you very quickly. I am not an expert on thyroid issues but my wife has been on thyroid medication for about 20 years so I try to keep up and be a "little" knowledgeable about the matter and I also watch mine thyroid lab results closely. In looking at the labs you posted it looks like to me that your Free T4 at 1.0 is on the low side but more importantly your Free T3 at 2.7 is low and your Reverse T3 at 17.8 is high. All three are within the posted "range" but they are not optimal. </p><p></p><p>These "ranges" can be a funny thing. Like I stated, you can be within the ranges on the thyroid and still have a thyroid under performing. You should have a ratio of Reverse T3 to Free T3 of at least 20 and your ratio is apprx 15.2. Based on these labs you would also want to look at your thyroid anti-bodies, ATA and TPO. It seems to me that your RT3 may be blocking your Free T3 from the receptors. You should probably check your iron and ferritin as well. Low ferritin can make a huge impact on how your thyroid performs. Your ferritin levels probably need to be around 80 to properly support your thyroid.</p><p></p><p>It is looking like you might have hypothyroidism but, once again, I am not an expert. However, there are several on the forum that I would consider such and I am sure they will weigh in. </p><p></p><p> Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkM, post: 110881"] Hi Amberlin, I am sorry to hear about your troubles and hope they get straightened out for you very quickly. I am not an expert on thyroid issues but my wife has been on thyroid medication for about 20 years so I try to keep up and be a "little" knowledgeable about the matter and I also watch mine thyroid lab results closely. In looking at the labs you posted it looks like to me that your Free T4 at 1.0 is on the low side but more importantly your Free T3 at 2.7 is low and your Reverse T3 at 17.8 is high. All three are within the posted "range" but they are not optimal. These "ranges" can be a funny thing. Like I stated, you can be within the ranges on the thyroid and still have a thyroid under performing. You should have a ratio of Reverse T3 to Free T3 of at least 20 and your ratio is apprx 15.2. Based on these labs you would also want to look at your thyroid anti-bodies, ATA and TPO. It seems to me that your RT3 may be blocking your Free T3 from the receptors. You should probably check your iron and ferritin as well. Low ferritin can make a huge impact on how your thyroid performs. Your ferritin levels probably need to be around 80 to properly support your thyroid. It is looking like you might have hypothyroidism but, once again, I am not an expert. However, there are several on the forum that I would consider such and I am sure they will weigh in. Mark [/QUOTE]
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HRT in Women
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