Guest guest Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hi Venizia, the most accurate tests are for T3 and RT3 also TPOab auto-antibodies.go to the journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism 205;90(12):6403-6409.thyroid hormone concentrations, disease,physical function and mortality in elderly menprint this out for your doctor as he may well refuse to do these tests for you.the study demonstrates that TSH and T4 levels are poor measures of tissue thyroid levels,TSH and T4 levels should not be relied upon to determine the tissue thyroid levels and that the best estimate of the tissue thyroid effect is the rT3 and the T3/rT3 ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Judith, Is this the website for the journal clinical endocrinology? Thank you so much for the info. Venizia > > Hi Venizia, the most accurate tests are for T3 and RT3 also TPOab auto-antibodies. > go to the journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism 205;90(12):6403-6409. > thyroid hormone concentrations, disease,physical function and mortality in elderly men > print this out for your doctor as he may well refuse to do these tests for you. > the study demonstrates that TSH and T4 levels are poor measures of tissue thyroid levels,TSH and T4 levels should not be relied upon to determine the tissue thyroid levels and that the best estimate of the tissue thyroid effect is the rT3 and the T3/rT3 ratio. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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