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What if some thyroid endocrinologists are like programmers?
A thought: Is thyroid endocrinology like programming? Endocrinology seems to be a field that thinks it already knows all the variables in the box of thyroid therapy, and all the problems exist outside the box. My husband is a self-taught… Read More ›
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Focusing on T3: The T3 hormone or the LT3 pharmaceutical?
Who needs “T3”? We received a friendly and well-intended comment lately. It illustrated that in today’s Global English, we sometimes have a hard time defining and understanding what “T3” means when a person is talking about T3. Are they talking… Read More ›
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23 years of misdiagnosed central hypothyroidism with a normal TSH: Case study
In this post, I’ll comment on the case study of a woman who suffered for 23 years with undiagnosed central hypothyroidism between 1992 and 2015 (age 34 to age 57) because her TSH was repeatedly in normal range. She developed… Read More ›
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Winter T3 loss: Why it matters to thyroid patients
It’s April. You’re a thyroid-hormone treated person with a thyroid disability on a fixed budget of thyroid hormone. Have you been feeling hypothyroid in the past few months? If so, you’re not alone. If not, thank your thyroid, or your… Read More ›
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Meet deiodinase type 1 (D1): The philanthropist enzyme
In this educational post, I introduce our thyroid hormone conversion enzyme “deiodinase type 1” (D1) in the personality of “The philanthropist” as I draw on many scientific articles. Of course, D1 is a genderless enzyme. I am personifying “her” in… Read More ›
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The 7 lessons of the thyroid hormone deiodinases
The recent post “Thyroid hormone journey: Metabolism” is an educational compendium of diagrams, tables and bullet lists that highlight key lessons from the past five decades of thyroid science. It’s like a booklet in a blog post. The article concluded… Read More ›
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Thyroid hormone journey: Metabolism
As one follows the thyroid hormone journey through the human body, at a crucial stage inside many of our cells, a beautiful and complex cascade transforms our thyroid hormones. In this post, I use many visuals and analogies — waterfall,… Read More ›
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Finkler, 1959: Liothyronine as a replacement for thyroid therapy
One of Thyroid Patients Canada’s values is to bring to light little-known aspects of the history of thyroid therapy so that it can open minds about future possibilities. The history of L-T3 (Liothyronine) monotherapy brings to light the flexibility and… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Therapy paradigms ›
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Mimicry: The idol of T3-T4 combo therapy 2004-2014
September 10, 2020
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The foundations of synthetic T3-T4 therapy in the 1990s
September 1, 2020
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Four definitions of thyroid status
March 28, 2020
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Biochemical bigotry: Enforcing normalized thyroid lab results
February 15, 2020
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Relational Stability, part 4: The new thyroid paradigm
December 16, 2019
Research Reviews ›
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TBAb hypothyroidism diagnosed in a mother and baby
December 28, 2021
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Ingbar and Braverman’s historic study of LT4 monotherapy
December 21, 2020
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Prevalence rates for 10 chronic disorders at various FT4, TSH and FT3 levels
October 21, 2020
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Japanese thyroid scientists examine symptoms in relation to FT3 and TSH
March 11, 2020
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Relational Stability, part 3: Shifting TSH-T4-T3 relationships
December 16, 2019
Testing policy ›
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How can clinical biochemists help or harm thyroid patients?
March 2, 2020
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Survey: Canadian Thyroid Testing Tips & Challenges
December 19, 2019
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Relational Stability, Part 2: Normality of TSH and thyroid hormones
December 15, 2019
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In 1981, Canadian physicians argued T3 was the best test in thyroid therapy
December 10, 2019
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2019 ATA article engages in patient-blaming and doctor-shaming
December 2, 2019