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Can your thyroid blood work be within normal limits and you still have thyroid problems?

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Dr. Vered Lewy-Weiss answered

Not with function: Even with normal thyroid function, people can still have autoimmune thyroiditis, thyroid nodules, malignancy in the thyroid, etc.

Answered 12/17/2012

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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered

Yes: We talk about thyroid structure and function separately if lab normal, function normal, but could sill have structural problem- cyst tumor, cancer, etc.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 3/14/2019

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A member asked:

Can your thyroid blood work be within normal limits and you still have thyroid problems?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Vered Lewy-Weiss answered

Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered

Dr Kuitems agreed

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