Underdiagnosis of hypothyroidism

[diogenes]

This interesting paper gives some statistics about the unawareness and lack of treatment for considerable numbers of people. It is sponsored by Merck but even so I think the outcome gives conern about how poor both diagnosis and knowledge of thyroid problems is worldwide.

Low awareness and under-diagnosis of hypothyroidism

Ulrike Gottwald-Hostalek & Barbara Schulte

Low awareness and under-diagnosis of hypothyroidism,

Current Medical Research and Opinion, DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2021.1997258

[jimh111]

Thanks, full paper here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10... .

Will read it but don't hold out much hope "The diagnosis of hypothyroid disease is biochemical in nature and made according to a measurement of TSH". No surprise Merck sell thyroid blood tests.

[Topsy33]

Thanks Diogenes Should there be a link? I would like to read this.

[JGBH]

Thank you. Not holding my breath though… Happy new year.

[RockyPath]

Thank you so much for sharing this clinical data. I’ve read the clinical observation that hypothyroidism is easily overlooked, and experienced it myself in multiple in-person visits with an endocrinologist. It’s encouraging to have support. Particularly “We should remember that thyroid biomarkers are variable within and between subjects11,12 ”

We revere you.