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A 24-year-old female asked:

first tsh levels were 6.8, 1 week later are 3.1. not on thyroid medication. have many symptoms of hypothyroid incl. chronic hives. what causes this?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Allergy and Immunology 57 years experience

Thyroiditis: inflammation of the thyroid often impacts its function. TSH is usually a reflection of the thyroid present in the blood. When the thyroid is releasing a lot of hormone, it goes down and vice versa. The thyroid function only stabilize when the inflammation subsides or gets under controlled.

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