Antibody results

[bobbobing]

My son has hypo symptoms but his antibodies came back negative. ThyPerox was 11.6 IU/mL shows negative less than 50. Does that mean ok or can some antibody cause problems? TSH near top of normal range.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

It was mentioned in reply to your previous thread about getting a full thyroid/vitamin tests to include both types of antibodies plus Vit D, B12, Folate and Ferritin. Blue Horizon Thyroid plus Eleven. Did you get this done?

[bobbobing in reply to SeasideSusie]

I couldnt get blood taken for that so did the available antibody test. Havent got NHS thyroid results back yet. Only this one.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to bobbobing]

You can have negative TPO antibodies but positive TG antibodies.

And of course you can have non-Hashi's hypothyroidism which lots of us here have.

But at the end of the day, full testing as suggested will give a complete picture.

Blue Horizon can arrange home phlebotomy, plus there are other home phlebotomy services, or BH have clinics you can attend for blood draw.

[bobbobing in reply to SeasideSusie]

Ok. So you reckon the results I gave for TPO mean it isn't autoimmune? The TG was clearly negative.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to bobbobing]

11.6 (<50) is negative. But apparently it's possible to have Hashi's without raised antibodies.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Very common for young men to have very low vitamin D

Push GP to test vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin

What's your son's diet like? Vegetarian? Vegan? Picky eater?

Weight gain or weight loss?

[bobbobing in reply to SlowDragon]

What does this look like to you?

TSH 3.32 (0.35-5.5)

Free T4 15.4 (10-19.8)

Free T3 5.8 (3.9-6.8)

Folate 9.37 (>5.38)

B12 346 (211-911)

Ferritin 29.8 (22-322)

Dont think have Vit D one

We tried lots of supplements over Christmas but didnt make much difference. He is having a multivit now which contains D3.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to bobbobing]

TSH is a bit above average

FT4 and FT3 look fine

Ferritin is low, especially for a male

Does he eat meat?

Ask GP for full iron panel to test for Anaemia

B12 is also fairly low

Vitamin D testing

vitamindtest.org.uk