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I am currently taking synthriod medication for my thyriod .can you tell me what kind of thyriod problem i have.?

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Synthroid (thyroxine): Underfunctioning of thyroid gland called hypothyroidism. The commonest cause is an autoimmune disease (hashimoto's throiditis).

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Answered 9/23/2016

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