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>My first question to all of you on the list is when I have my T3 measured, does that >number represent only the active T3 or does it include the inactive Reverse T3? (I >sometimes get both my T3 and Reverse T3 measured but do not know how to >interpret the T3 test.)

I believe it is supposed to be a measure of T3 only and not rT3. However, there are those why say that it includes rT3.  But, it's really not supposed to. I don't know how they eliminate the rT3 from being counted.

Skipper

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