Both types of testing offer you access to popular thyroid blood tests includingthyroidstimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (Free T4),free triiodothyronine (Free T3), and thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO). How Self-tests Stack Up DTC lab testing is almost identical to conventional lab testin...
As is the case with other autoimmune conditions, it is also possible to test for autoantibodies. These include antibodies to insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and protein tyrosine phosphatase (IA2). These antibodies can be tested at most labs, including Labcorp and Quest Diagnosti...
that's okay. It's natural to have some antibodies because there's a natural recycling process that happens, we just don't want it to be excessive. So, like LabCorp uses a range of I think 34 or higher as positive. I think Quest uses 9, so I typically say keep it below 15-ish...
This is why,even if you’ve been told your thyroid is normal, and even if your TSH is between 0.5 and 2 μIU/mL (the range I recommend), you need to test your free T4, free T3, and especially thyroid antibodies (TPO antibodies and TG antibodies), to truly determine if you have a...
I found out I had thyroid antibodies in the 2000 IU/mL range, one year before doing a thyroid function retest, when my thyroid function deteriorated to the point where my doctor thought I would benefit from medications. Unfortunately, the doctor that initially ran the antibody test told me no...