Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Altern Med Rev. 2004 Jun;9(2):157-179. Related Articles, Links Sub-laboratory hypothyroidism and the empirical use of Armour thyroid. Gaby AR. Private practice 17 years, nutritional medicine; past-president, American Holistic Medical Association; author Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis (Prima, 1994), and The Doctor's Guide to Vitamin B6 (Rodale Press, 1984); coauthor The Patient's Book of Natural Healing (Prima, 1999); author, numerous scientific papers on nutritional medicine; contributing medical editor for The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients since 1985. Correspondence address: 301 Dorwood Drive, Carlisle, PA, 17013. Evidence is presented that many people have hypothyroidism undetected by conventional laboratory thyroid-function tests, and cases are reported to support the empirical use of Armour thyroid. Clinical evaluation can identify individuals with sub-laboratory hypothyroidism who are likely to benefit from thyroid-replacement therapy. In a significant proportion of cases, treatment with thyroid hormone has resulted in marked improvement in chronic symptoms that had failed to respond to a wide array of conventional and alternative treatments. In some cases, treatment with desiccated thyroid has produced better clinical results than levothyroxine. Research supporting the existence of sub-laboratory hypothyroidism is reviewed, and the author's clinical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this condition is described. PMID: 15253676 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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