Re: Thyroid screen results from Genova - help please?

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Sorry I hit " send " button too soon, I meant to add:

Thanks in advance for any advice,

x

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Hi all,

I now also have the results of my Adrenal Stress Profile from Genova:

Cortisol Levels:

Sample 1: 16.3 (12-22)

Sample 2: 5.7 (5-9)

Sample 3: 1.8 (3-7) LOW

Sample 4: 2.2 (1-3)

Total Daily Cortisol 26.0 (21-41nmol/L)

DHEA Levels

Sample 2 (am) 0.10 (0.40-1.47) LOW

Sample 3 (pm) 0.12 (0.40-1.47) LOW

DHEA: Cortisol Ratio 0.42 (2-6) LOW

I have an appointment to see Dr P at the end of June, but in the meantime should

I buy some DHEA capsules??

Since my earlier post I have read that my TPO antibodies (below) could indicate

Hashimotos is that right?

I have been gluten free for many years (apart from a few mistakes & one gluten

challenge) I dread to think what the results would have been had I still been

eating gluten?

I also don't understand what the " FT4:FT3 ratio " means when it says Low? Sorry

if this is a stupid question, I am still trying to learn all this and don't

really understand the lab results?

Thanks in advance for any help,

x

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> I just got my blood test results from Genova.

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> Can anyone please help me understand what they mean?

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> I am still waiting for the results of my adrenal saliva test.

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> Total Thyroxine T4 104 (58-154 nmol/L)

> TSH 1.5 (0.4-4.0 mIU/L) (was 1.9, 2 weeks ago when tested at GP)

> Free Thyroxine (FT4) 12.8 (10-22 pmol/L)

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> Free T3 (FT3) 5.78 (2.8-6.5 pmol/L)

> FT4:FT3 ratio 2.2 (2.0-4.5 ratio) LOW

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> Thyroglobulin (TG) 29.4 (0-40 IU/mL)

> Peroxidase (TPO) 40.7 (0-35IU/mL) HIGH

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> Commentary says PROBABLE auto-immune disease?

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[Guest guest]

TSH is OK, but your free T4 is too low. For people not taking

any thyroid hormone replacement their level of free T4 should be just above the

middle of the reference range, so yours should be around 18omol/L. Your free T3

is fine. However, I would say that you are suffering with Hashimoto's disease

(this is a cause of hypothyroidism). Antibodies see your thyroid gland as

public enemy number one and set about it's gradual destruction. The more your

thyroid gland becomes destroyed (this can take years) the less thyroid hormone

your thyroid will be able to secrete and you will need thyroid hormone

replacement for the rest of your life. The majority of sufferers of the

symptoms of hypothyroidism have Hashimoto's as the cause.

Luv - Sheila

Did you have any thoughts of my thyroid

results? (I'm not on any meds).

> TSH 1.5 (0.4-4.0 mIU/L) (was 1.9, 2 weeks ago when tested at GP)

> Free Thyroxine (FT4) 12.8 (10-22 pmol/L)

> Free T3 (FT3) 5.78 (2.8-6.5 pmol/L)

> FT4:FT3 ratio 2.2 (2.0-4.5 ratio) LOW

> Thyroglobulin (TG) 29.4 (0-40 IU/mL)

> Peroxidase (TPO) 40.7 (0-35IU/mL) HIGH

[Guest guest]

Thank you Sheila, its interesting that my bloods indicate hashimotos as I have

also had positive anti-tTG, and anti-smooth muscle antibodies?

My coeliac biopsy was negative so doc said I just have a gluten intolerance

rather than coeliac (though I'm not convinced) and the smooth muscle test is

supposed to indicate auto immune hepatitis, but my liver test was fine?

I have written to my GP asking for copies of all my medical records so I know

the exact values of my results over the past 9 years that I've been ill.

Thanks again for your help,

x

[Guest guest]

Hi , if you suffer with one autoimmune disease, it is quite

likely you will suffer from others. You should read Dr Kharrazian's book " Why

do I still Have Thyroid Symptoms " and you will learn there about how best

to deal with Hashimoto's and it mentions there about antibodies thriving on

gluten. I would try the gluten free diet for a couple of weeks and see whether

you feel any better, you are quite likely to.

Luv - Sheila

Thank you Sheila, its interesting that my

bloods indicate hashimotos as I have also had positive anti-tTG, and

anti-smooth muscle antibodies?

My coeliac biopsy was negative so doc said I just have a gluten intolerance

rather than coeliac (though I'm not convinced) and the smooth muscle test is

supposed to indicate auto immune hepatitis, but my liver test was fine?

I have written to my GP asking for copies of all my medical records so I know

the exact values of my results over the past 9 years that I've been ill.

Thanks again for your help,

x

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila,

Thanks I will get the book you mentioned.

I have been gluten free for many years now, my positive ttg test was when I was

asked to do a gluten challenge by gastro.

I suspect I may be coeliac as I had been GF for many years before the biopsy and

suspect my gut may have healed as I struggled with the 4 week gluten challenge

before the biopsy.

I dread to think what my thyroid would be like had I continued to eat gluten all

these years!

Thanks again for your help,

x

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> Hi , if you suffer with one autoimmune disease, it is quite likely you

> will suffer from others. You should read Dr Kharrazian's book " Why do I

> still Have Thyroid Symptoms " and you will learn there about how best to deal

> with Hashimoto's and it mentions there about antibodies thriving on gluten.

> I would try the gluten free diet for a couple of weeks and see whether you

> feel any better, you are quite likely to.

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> Luv - Sheila

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