Episode Details

Wondering what the thyroid levels from your thyroid lab test mean? I'll break down what the different thyroid hormones indicate and dispel some misconceptions about which levels actually require medication.

If you have any additional questions you would like answered in the future, let me know in the comments!

• Optimal Thyroid Levels: https://drruscio.com/optimal-thyroid-levels

• Hyperthyroidism vs Hypothyroidism: https://drruscio.com/hyperthyroidism-vs-hypothyroidism/

• Early Signs of Thyroid Problems: https://drruscio.com/what-are-early-warning-signs-of-thyroid-problems/

• How to Get Off Thyroid Medication Naturally: https://drruscio.com/how-to-get-off-thyroid-medication/

• Thyroid & Hair Loss: https://drruscio.com/thyroid-hair-loss/

• Why Your Thyroid Diagnosis Might Be a MISDiagnosis: https://drruscio.com/thyroid-diagnosis/

00:00 Intro to the thyroid

03:57 TSH

05:02 Free T4

05:59 Free T3

07:07 TPO (thyroid antibodies)

08:13 Hashimoto's

10:00 TG (thyroglobulin)

12:58 Defining hypothyroidism

13:27 Defining hyperthyroidism

13:48 The grey area "Sluggish thyroid"

18:07 Treatments

20:20 Where symptoms can come from

24:25 Thyroid lab interpretation guide

• Physiology, Thyroid: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30137850/

• Serum TSH, T(4), and thyroid antibodies in the United States population (1988 to 1994): National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11836274/

• Serum thyrotrophin and circulating thyroglobulin and thyroid microsomal antibodies in a Finnish population: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/760358/

• The prevalence of undiagnosed thyroid disorders in a previously iodine-deficient area: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14558922/

• Hypothyroidism Prevalence in the United States: A Retrospective Study Combining National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Claims Data, 2009-2019: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36466005/

• Correlation between sonography and antibody activity in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24154902/