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Estimation of Numbers

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Current estimations are that there are 1 million people in the Eurozone + UK that suffer from inadequacy of response to T4 monotherapy. This indicates up to 10% of all hypothyroid people on treatment. Just thought the forum would like to know a reasonable estimate of numbers of sufferers.

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Thanks! :) xx

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HarryE

Yay, we're not all imagining it then :-)

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