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Painful proof that one thyroid test does not fit all

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Article in the Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk/women/women...

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cazlooks

the tests are not fit for purpose - they never were as they are based on a subset of white american male 40 year olds

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Interesting that in 2014 this forum is mentioned as having 11,000 members........now 72,000 and growing at over 1000 a month

This underlines just how rubbish current thyroid treatment is.

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dina7 in reply to SlowDragon

As does the fact that there are 60 or more posts every day on my emails from this forum. I'm also on the migraine one, and I get one post about every three months from that!

Thanks but I read this last year it's true though sad as well.

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MariLiz

Unfortunately all too true! Trying to get someone to listen is near impossible too.

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LAHs

I am glad to see that we are getting some publicity. That always helps.

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