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A member asked:
If you are a hypothyroid and have high cholesterol due to it, does taking your thyroid replacement lower the cholesterol?
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Possibly: Get your thyroid corrected ; reevaluate your cholesterol 3-6 months later.
Answered 11/28/2013
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