Question 1

My prospective partner, age 41, says he has hypothyroidism and will be taking medicine lifelong. He is currently on Thyronorm 25 mg. He says it is genetic with half his family having the condition. A test report shows T3 and T4 within range, but TSH was 5.62 with a normal range of 0.35 to 5.5. The latest report from January shows T3 110 ng/dl, T4 9.2 g/dl, and TSH 3.68 IU/ml, all within normal range. The comments suggest that Thyronorm should be continued. Since the report shows that TSH was only slightly out of range subclinically, why does he have to take medicine all his life? Could it be that he has not shared all the reports and is sharing only those that show near normal results? At what levels of TSH is the condition called hypothyroidism and Thyronorm prescribed for life?

Question 2

I recently received my blood test results, and my TSH was 6.2. What does this indicate?

Question 3

During pregnancy, thyroid was detected. I was taking 25 mg tablets as prescribed by my gynecologist during pregnancy. Now my son is 2 years old, and a blood test was done 3 days ago. The test was Free TSH, Free T3, and Free T4. T3 and T4 are within range, but TSH is raised to 7.25. What should I do? The blood report is attached here. Please guide.

Suffering hives on skin. Presently I am using Manjishtadi Kada and Haridrakhandam since last one week. My test report is Anti TPO 95 positive.

Anti TPO positivity suggests autoimmune thyroid (likely Hashimotos). Skin hives are likely unrelated. Thyroid function tests (TSH, T3, T4) are advised.

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I recently received my blood test results, and my TSH was 6.2. What does this indicate?