Re:Normal ranges for Hormones besides TSH?

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On another hypothyroid list [in the UK] it was stated that the TSH level

had to be 7 or 8 there before the health care system would provide

treatment. And no alternatives like Armour. They already have

Obamacare there; so expect the same [or worse] here.

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> Posted by: " brian cooper " brianevans_99@...

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> brianevans_99 <brianevans_99>

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> Tue Jan 5, 2010 2:57 pm (PST)

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> We all pretty much know that the " normal " TSH ranges generated by most

> labs--and used by most endos--are a bad joke. Even the American Assn

> of Clinical Endocrinologists (about 2003) recommended that endos treat

> people for hypothyroidism if their TSHs are above 2.5 or 3.0--NOT 4.5,

> 5.0, or higher...So a lot of people suffer needlessly until or unless

> they finally reach these needlessly higher levels. And most endos, of

> course, continue on their merry, and antiquated, ways.

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> But what about the other hormones, or indicators that are needed to

> get a decent reading on thyroid illness--T2, T4, rT3 and the rest?

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> Are people who are critical of too-high TSH standards forced to accept

> unrealistic ranges for these others as well? If not, what reputable

> organization has developed more honest ranges, and how scientific was

> the process?

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> Thanks,

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> Greenville, NC