on 2/5/03 5:02 PM, Edward Reisman at [log in to unmask] wrote re:
>> TSH is worthless as an indicator of thyroid status, especially with
>> Hashimoto's. >>
> However, is there a good scientific explanation why that is so? My guess is
> that the TSH measures what's in the bloodstream, but not what's getting to
> the cells; also, it does not tell you about any resistance to thyroid hormone
> or whether one's T4 is being converted in sufficient quantity to T3.
Exactly so.
-- Joan McPhee, WT
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