I have been having trouble getting my levels optimal. I am currently on 2.5 grains of NP. Listed below are my most recent labs. I am unsure about the t3 to rt3 ratio. If I calculated it correctly it is 0.2 and I have no clue what is optimal. Help would be greatly appreciated.
1) The RT3 result by itself is moving above 11 (with a range that starts at 8 or 9) . We have seen that correspond with rising RT3.
2) The ratio between the Free T3/RT3 or the Total T3/RT3. i.e dividing the Free T3 by the Reverse T3 (Free T3 ÷ RT3) or dividing the Total T3 by the RT3 (total T3 ÷ RT3)…though they need to be in the same measurement or changed to the same measurement.
Using the FT3/RT3 ratio, and for healthy amounts of RT3, the ratio result should be 20 or larger according to Dr. Kent Holtorf (info below). If lower, you may have a problem. Janie has noted that many patients without an excess RT3 issue have a result of 23 or 24 or higher.
For the Total T3 ratio, it should be 10 or higher. The Institute of Functional Medicine supports the Total T3/RT3 ratio.
Figuring out your ratio is here.
What about Australian ranges? Other ranges that don’t begin with 8 or 9?
Australia RT3 ranges tend to be (140-540) or (170-450) pmol/L. With the former range, a healthy RT3 result would be around 165 or less. For the latter range, a healthy RT3 result would be around 196 or less.
The measurements have to be in the same equivalents. Either pg/ml or ug/dl or ng/dl
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