What Causes Low Thyroxine Index Signifies?

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2015

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Question : Good afternoon. Can you tell me what a low TSH; Low T4 total; low T3 Uptake Ration; and low Free Thyroxine Index signifies? I have been treated over the last 20 years for hypothyroidism but the doctors can't seem to regulate my numbers.

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Just answered your question

Detailed Answer:
I guess i just answered your question. Please have a look at that and feel free to ask follow up if you need more clarifications. However, if you wanted another opinion, please ignore this anwer and please proceed.
Regards
Binu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar