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Pituitary failure responsible for hypo or hyperthyroid & tsh goes to low or high side of normal range?

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Hypopituitarism: Specifically on the thyroid, pituitary failure as seen in sheehan syndrome can lead to low tsh, low signal to the thyroid and low production of thyroid hormone.

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Answered 4/8/2016

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I got blood work and hormone tests done. showing signs for hyperthyroidism, high estradiol (10x normal range) with low testosterone. meeting with endo soon and looking for any insight to save time. T at 240, E at 661, TSH at .7 waiting on t3/t4 test?

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