Studies have found that thyroid antibodies indicative of Hashimoto’s can be present for as long as a decade before the person develops impaired thyroid function. I suspect that they can be elevated for much longer, and it may take a person many decades to learn that he/she has hypothyroidism...
Here’s why:Armour thyroid is derived from desiccated pig (porcine) thyroid gland. A number of years ago, these natural preparations were our only alternative. Replacement with desiccated thyroid creates dosing problems because there isno way to standardize the exact amount of the dose for each b...