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Thyroid Hormone Testing Explained
Posted by Lena Edwards MD on
Confused about thyroid hormone testing? β¦Youβre not alone. In fact, most patients AND health care practitioners have difficultyΒ understanding hormones in general and thyroid hormone in particular. One reason forΒ this confusion is that many things can affect the way thyroid hormones work in the body. Β This can result in a patient having numerous symptoms of thyroid hormone imbalancesΒ despite having βnormalβ blood work. Adding to the challenge of diagnosis is that someΒ thyroid hormone levels canβt be tested in the blood. Β BUTβ¦one major reason thyroid hormone imbalances go undiagnosed or arenβt properlyΒ treated is that thorough testing is often not ordered by...