Thyroid tests today

[becsthebird]

Hi all docs today well in a hour got list of vits to ask for but what is the t3 ones need to ask for ? X

[shaws Administrator]

Ask for a Free T3. An excerpt:-

FT3 = FREE T3

T4 converts to T3 and is the only thyroid hormone actually used by the body's cells.

The approx. reference range for Free T3 is 4 to 8.3

We at Thyroid UK believe that you need to know your Free T3 level too because this will often show low if you are not converting, and high if you have blocked receptor cells. Even if you are converting, the body needs the extra T3 that a normal thyroid produces. There has been some research to show that people feel better on a mixture of Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3).

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...