Antibody test Help please

[Ela_peraj]

Hello there

What are these two tests for? What do they mean?

Anti thyroid peroxidase >1022 IU/ML >9

TSH Receptor Anibody <0.3 IU/ML 0-0.9

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Ela_peraj

TSH Receptor Anibody <0.3 IU/ML 0-0.9

This is the test for overactive thyroid/Graves disease. Anything over 0.9 is positive. yours is less than 0.3 so therefore your result is negative for Graves disease.

Anti thyroid peroxidase >1022 IU/ML >9

These are the antibodies that, if postive, confirm autoimmune thyroiditis (known to patients as Hashimoto's disease) which is where the immune system attacks the thyroid and gradually destroys it. The antibodies clear up the mess after the immune attack. Antibodies fluctuate and may show a different level if test is repeated. If this is your test result then you have Hashi's.

[Ela_peraj in reply to SeasideSusie]

Oh no. I was initially told they are testing for PPT could that mean I have that or definitely hashimoto?

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Ela_peraj]

Ela_peraj

PPT - what is this? Post partum thyroiditis? If so it can be temporary and your raised TPO antibodies may settle down again.

[Ela_peraj in reply to SeasideSusie]

Yes, that's the one. Could that show high TPO?

How else can a endo test for Hashimo? I am on 50mcg levo but my t3 keeps going over range? This why I keep thinking it could be ppt?

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Ela_peraj]

Ela_peraj

Yes, it's still thyroiditis but can be temporary when it's post partum.

I don't know how long PPT can last.

A thyroid ultrasound is another test for Hashi's.

[Ela_peraj in reply to SeasideSusie]

I'll ask to see if I can be sent for that as I am just lost and want to know what I have.

[Jan_Noack in reply to SeasideSusie]

yep, that's the test that will show you. TPO antibodies can be highand you can still be normal and asymptomatic surprisingly I've read...but the ultrasound will give you a clear picture of the thyroid under attach if it is.