Re: Weetman BMJ Article 1997

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http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/314/7088/1175#5429

......and not forgetting the fraud that has gone with this problem

Bob

> Hi Sheila,> Been a while since I visited the forum- sorry! I'm off to see the GP> tomorrow; they have "called me in" to discuss my recent high cholesterol> blood test results. As I am still being told that I am not hypothyroid> (despite my TSH being over 2 for the last 3 years, up to 3.9 in January

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Hi

- yes, I am very aware of this article and wish he still believed and

practiced this. He probably does still believe it, but he appears to be in the

hands of his masters (big pharma) so was required to do an about turn, in the

same way that Toft also did - both past Presidents of the BTA ;o(

Luv -

Sheila

I

came across an article written my Prof. Weetman in the BMJ in 1997 that

discusses various aspects of HypoT, screening and cost implications. What

prompted me to post on the forum was two statements in the article:

" anyone with a TSH level over 2 has an increased risk of

Hypothyroidism " and " Thyroid stimulating hormone concentrations

above 2 mU/l reflect a disturbance of the thyroid-pituitary axis " .

I

was rather surprised to read this given Weetman's tendency to diagnose

" somatoform disorders " for anyone whose TSH is not

over 5.5?!

I

wondered if you were aware of this article and if you had any comment to make!?

Or perhaps I have misinterpreted something along the way? I'm guessing his

opinions have changed over the last 11 years? Anyway, here's the link if you

fancy a read:

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/314/7088/1175

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