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Can thyroid disease be passed on to my child, as if it were contagious?
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Pass on: Certain thyroid disease can increase your children risk of getting the disease but it is not contagious.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Thyroid: The good news: your thyroid problem is not contagious. The bad news: there is likely a genetic component. All first-degree relatives of a thyroid patient should be screened for predisposition. This just means a lab test to measure both antibodies and function.
Answered 7/26/2012
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