Re: Hypothyroidism?
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:54:08 +0100 (MET DST)
Dear Holly,
For Jesus' sake, hypo- means low, but your T4 is somewhat higher than normal that is hyper-
Sam
> Sam - I've been doing some additional research and it looks like this is
> what is called sub-clinical hypothyroidism. Is that correct? Either
> way, I'm seeing my doctor next week.
>
> Thanks!
> Holly
> >Hi Chris,
> >
> >Do not disseminate misinformation. please. T4 (thyroxin) is the hormone
> produced by the thyroid, thus if it is high, it signals the pituitary to
> produce less TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone). To tell the truth, there is
> a slight contradiction in the results, but T4 measuring 1.84 instead of 1.79
> is not really high, it is within the margin of error of the method.
> >I hope this informs you both
> >Sam
> >
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