Here, I comment on a brief October 2018 article in a journal of the American Thyroid Association — the association that writes the guidelines that dismisses Free T3 testing and T3/T4 therapy. Link: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/ct.2018%3B30.523-525 This article shows the leading endocrinologists… Read More ›
Month: November 2018
Bianco interview on T3 combination therapy, May 2018
LISTEN to an audio interview with leading US endocrinologist Dr. Antonio Bianco in March 2018. He explains why T4 monotherapy became so successful, and why the addition of T3 medication to some thyroid patients’ therapy may be helpful in removing… Read More ›
Muddled logic in a 2016 Choosing Wisely article against T3 testing
Here’s a brief article from October 2016 — yes two years ago — from our nemesis the Choosing Wisely campaign, their American branch. From the Cleveland Clinic. LeGros, K. (2016, October 3). Choosing Wisely®: Thyroid Function Testing. Retrieved November 4,… Read More ›
Trials of T3, desiccated thyroid and thyroxine in 1958
Here’s my review of this treasure, an article about T3 therapy from the scientific literature in the 1950s… TITLE: “TRIIODOTHYRONINE—Clinical Effects in Patients with Suboptimal Response to Other Thyroid Preparations” — LINK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1512399/ In this article, “Thirty patients with evidence of… Read More ›