Thyroid Receptor Ab

[CherryPie2]

Hi

Just had an additional test back the endo requested ahead of initial apt. Thyroid Receptor Ab (TRAb?) which was middle range at < 1.5 iu/l. (Range:0 - 3.3 iu/l)

Is this a Graves disease test?

Otherwise High TSH, positive TPO, low nutrients. And inflammation markers up.

Just wondered if this TRAb is significant to the other results in any way?

Thanks!

[PurpleNails Administrator]

TRab a biomarker for Graves. Measures antibodies affecting TSH receptor - including stimulating, neural & blocking antibodies. High stimulating antibodies would be causing hyper levels in Graves.

Can also occur with hypothyroidism, but rarely tested with hypo.

Your is negative. & < means the test doesn’t measure lower.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Your GP seems out of their depth

As you are on Levo, (50mcg) and TSH is 5 and high TPO antibodies…..you’re clearly hypo and in need of 25mcg dose INCREASE in Levo

Why on earth were they testing for Graves’ disease (hyperthyroid ) Test result for Graves is negative

Previous post here

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

You need immediate 25mcg dose increase in Levo to 75mcg daily

Retest again in another 8 weeks

Likely ready by then to increase to 100mcg

Meanwhile work on improving low vitamin levels by supplementing and improving iron/ferritin by increasing iron rich foods in your diet

Consider getting full iron panel test for anaemia

cks.nice.org.uk/topics/anae...

Serum ferritin level is the biochemical test, which most reliably correlates with relative total body iron stores. In all people, a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms/L confirms the diagnosis of iron deficiency.

Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first and retest 3-4 times a year if self supplementing.

It’s possible to have low ferritin but high iron

Test early morning, only water to drink between waking and test. Avoid high iron rich dinner night before test

Stop iron supplements 5-7 days before testing

Medichecks iron panel test

medichecks.com/products/iro...

Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet

Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption

List of iron rich foods

dailyiron.net