Rock Hill, SC

A 41-year-old female asked:

with 210 pth + 10.6 calcium level my physician previously diagnosed me w hypothyroidism + prescribed 25 mcg levothyroxin - is it best to stop taking ?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Internal Medicine 55 years experience

No relation: Between between hypothyroidism and hyperparathyroidism despite the names. Do nit stop.

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