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If snig2310 gets a different answer from a "qualified medical professional", I sure wouldn't want to be diagnosed and treated by that person.
No, that is above even the old range for TSH, which was about .5 - 5.0. the range currently recommended by the AACE is .3 - 3.0. Even though TSH is a pituitary hormone that is affected by so many variables that it is inadequate as the sole diagnostic for thyroid, your level is a good indicator of being hypothyroid. Far better indicators would be having hypo symptoms, and also having Free T3 and Free T4 levels that are in the low end of their ranges.
If you have never been tested for Free T3 and Free T4 (not the same as Total T3 and Total T4), then you should always make sure in the future that they test you for FT3 and FT4, along with the TSH. Free T3 is the most important because it largely regulates metabolism and many other body functions. Scientific studies have also shown that FT3 correlated best with hypo symptoms, while FT4 and TSH did not correlate.
Are you having symptoms of being hypothyroid?
If you have never been tested for Free T3 and Free T4 (not the same as Total T3 and Total T4), then you should always make sure in the future that they test you for FT3 and FT4, along with the TSH. Free T3 is the most important because it largely regulates metabolism and many other body functions. Scientific studies have also shown that FT3 correlated best with hypo symptoms, while FT4 and TSH did not correlate.
Are you having symptoms of being hypothyroid?
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