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Mother has had thyroid problems (hyper then hypo)- im always cold!- and have recently gained weight. what are the odds of heredity for thyroid (%-wise?

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Focus up: More important that genetics is the fact that you're showing signs of under active thyroid. Your doctor can check that with a simple blood panel of thyroid-related hormones including tsh, and t3/t4 variants. Don't delay.

Answered 12/11/2013

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A member asked:

Mother has had thyroid problems (hyper then hypo)- im always cold!- and have recently gained weight. what are the odds of heredity for thyroid (%-wise?

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Dr. Ronda Alexander answered

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