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Thyroid Hormones - Articles
Another Desiccated Thyroid Hormone Medication Shortage
by
ChyvonneB
Posted
Wed 28 Oct 2009 2:04pm
1 Comment
I am seriously worried. Once again there is a shortage of Desiccated Thyroid Hormone products. Currenty, I am taking Armour Thyroid. As many people, I do not do well on Synthetic Thyroid Hormone. There are other disturbing rumors that I'm hearing regarding Desiccated Thyroid Hormone and the FDA (i.e. the FDA may be trying to take Desiccated Thyroid
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Thyroid hormones in generalized scleroderma. A controlled study.
by
Jan
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:55pm
to sex and age for comparison. Decreased free thyroxine (p less than 0.01), decreased free triiodothyronine (p less than 0.001), and increased thyroid-stimulating hormone (p less... reflecting binding to abnormal serum proteins in scleroderma. Normal concentrations of reverse triiodothyronine indicated a normal peripheral metabolism of thyroid hormones. Thyroid
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Shortage of Natural Thyroid Hormone
by
ChyvonneB
Posted
Wed 28 Oct 2009 2:04pm
The following message is in regards to the shortage and the future, potential unavailability of Natural Thyroid Hormone.
"We must unite and fight!!! We need better care by our Endocrinologists in the first place. Now, we need to ensure that patients' Endocrinological care gets better. We must ensure that Natural Thyroid Hormone only gets better
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Low Thyroid Hormone in Menopausal Women
by
Lynette Sheppard

Posted
Tue 17 Nov 2009 3:57pm
as well as the more specific blood test TSH which stands for thyroid stimulating hormone. Basically, this is the hormone that tells your thyroid gland – hey, more thyroid hormone is needed, kick it into gear and produce some. So if you are low on thyroid hormones this TSH level should be high.
Mine wasn’t. It was normal. My blood tests were all normal. I
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Thyroid Hormone Deficiency by Candice Lane, M.D.
by
Dr. Candice L.
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:59am
As we age we lose our hormones. Most people think about this in relationship to estrogen, progesterone ad testosterone, but thyroid hormone production decreases with age as well. In addition, hormone changes and nutrient deficiencies may exacerbate thyroid hormone deficiency.
Symptoms of hypothyroidism include fatigue, loss of energy
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