Re: Re: Low T and cholesterol issues?

[Guest guest]

Point well taken.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: Barb <baba@...>

> Subject: Re: Low T and cholesterol issues?

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> Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 8:58 PM

> No, low thyroid causes high

> cholesterol.

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> http://thyroid.about.com/cs/symptomsproblems/a/cholesterol.htm

> " As many as ten million Americans with high cholesterol

> levels may not know that their cholesterol is elevated due

> to undiagnosed thyroid problems. High cholesterol affects an

> estimated 98 million people, half the American population,

> and is a major contributor to heart disease, America's

> number one killer. But the most commonly known cholesterol

> raisers -- diet or insufficient exercise - are not

> necessarily the problem for everyone. "

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> Low cholesterol can cause low T, because T is made from

> cholesterol.

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> I would insist on thyroid labs:  Free T3, Free T4,

> reverse T3, TSH.

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> > Does low T cause high cholesterol? I have both and

> recently went off statins to see if statins had an effect on

> Low T. Well, I just had my cholesterol rechecked and my

> numbers are way up. I'm still waiting for new T numbers to

> see if there was any change. It looks like I will have to go

> back on statins since diet and exercise aren't helping

> enough. I was curious though if having low T causes high

> cholesterol.

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[Guest guest]

EI is right I have lost count as to how many people posted they had there

Thyroid tested and were told it's fine. When I asked them to post there labs

they had TSH most Dr.'s that do this and tell someone they are fine are not up

on Thyroid Problems. Also add to your Free's Total T3 and T4 if your Total

numbers are low your Free's are not much help.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: mbmom123 <lathe30248@...>

> Subject: Re: Low T and cholesterol issues?

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> Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 8:38 PM

> *normal* is a setting on the dryer ::

> grin ::, why not add Free T3 and Free T4 to your next blood

> tests for thyroid, post the lab results and the lab ranges

> and ask for comment--most docs do the wrong tests and thus,

> get the wrong conclusions

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> EL

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> > > > Does low T cause high cholesterol? I have

> both and recently went off statins to see if statins had an

> effect on Low T. Well, I just had my cholesterol rechecked

> and my numbers are way up. I'm still waiting for new T

> numbers to see if there was any change. It looks like I will

> have to go back on statins since diet and exercise aren't

> helping enough. I was curious though if having low T causes

> high cholesterol.

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