Results help

[CarrieLouisePenn]

Please help decrypt results x

[Clutter]

Hi CarrieLouisePenn,

TSH 3.3 indicates your thyroid is beginning to struggle but NHS doesn't diagnose primary hypothyroidism until TSH is over range ie >4.2.

Arrange your next thyroid test early in the morning when TSH is highest and fast (water only) as TSH drops after eating and drinking.

I can't interpret the sex hormone results.

[CarrieLouisePenn in reply to Clutter]

Had another one done, my tsh is now 3.6 😟 I'm so fed up x

[Clutter in reply to CarrieLouisePenn]

CarrieLouisePenn,

TSH 3.6 rules out primary hypothyroidism but doesn't exclude secondary hypothyroidism. You could order a private thyroid test, TSH, FT4, FT3, thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies to check. thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

[Blue_Lagoon in reply to Clutter]

I think Dr Peatfield believes anything over 2.5 is questionable from memory and over 3 is abnormal in other countries I think. Also not sure about being resistant to thyroid hormone as I imagine that thyroid function tests are all within range in that case.

[Clutter in reply to Blue_Lagoon]

Blue_Lagoon,

I don't disagree but NHS won't treat until TSH is over range or FT4 is below range.

Resistance to thyroid hormone presents with high TSH and high FT4.

[Blue_Lagoon in reply to Clutter]

Sorry sounded like you were ruling out primary hypothyroidism when the original poster could still have it.

As an aside, I would be really interested to hear what you make of my blood results before I was diagnosed. I couldn't make head nor tail of what was going on with me.

[Clutter in reply to Blue_Lagoon]

Blue_Lagoon,

Please write your own post and I'll take a look.

[Blue_Lagoon in reply to Clutter]

Thank Clutter. Sorry don't want to hijack this post.