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Can someone help with these blood results.

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My sister is beginning to have all the usual underactive symptoms and has been told her results are normal ! Could someone please give their views on these results...much appreciated.

Serum free T4 10 (9.00 - 22.7)

THS 1.52. (0.35 - 5.50)

Serum free T3. 4.3. (3.50-6.50)

Serum Prolactin 172. (38 - 430)

Serum Oestradiol. 72. ( <181)

Gonadotrophin. 826. (23.0-116.3)

Serum LH. 41.2. (15.9-54.0)

Serum FSH. 82.6. /23.0-116.3)

Thankyou.

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Elspethmann, your sister's TSH is low-normal but her FT4 is very low in range which may indicate secondary hypothyroidism caused by pituitary dysfunction. Perhaps your sister's GP could order a TRH stimulation test to confirm or rule it out.

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

See also separate Thyroid Function Tests article.

Thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test:

A TRH test may be indicated if secondary hypothyroidism is suspected.

A small amount of TRH is given intravenously and then blood is taken for levels of TSH at several subsequent time points.

Patients with normal function of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis respond by increasing the levels of TSH following TRH injection. Patients with compromised HPA function may exhibit a delayed, blunted or absent response to TRH administration.

TRH stimulation test may be useful in the diagnosis of central hypothyroidism, especially if free T4 and/or TSH are low-normal.[5][6]

patient.info/doctor/pituita...

What happens if I have too much gonadotrophin-releasing hormone?

It is not known what the effects are of having too much gonadotrophin-releasing hormone. Extremely rarely, pituitary adenomas (tumours) can develop, which increase production of gonadotrophins leading to overproduction of testosterone or oestrogen.

yourhormones.info/hormones/...

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As always Clutter thanks for your help...much appreciated.

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