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On recent blood tests my ths thyroid was 3.21...it went up from last year(2.94) is this considered high levels?

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Dr. David Geffner answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

No: They are both normal levels for a nonpregnant woman.

Answered 3/4/2013

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No.: This is normal. Unless you have risk factors for dysthyroidism it is probably not helpful to screen you every year.

Answered 3/4/2013

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

It depends...: Most consider a TSH of 3.21 to be normal but the american college of endocrinologists now recognizes any value above 3 as a sign of hypothyroidism. But the diagnosis is based also on your symptoms, level of T3 (liothyronine) etc. See http://www.Netplaces.Com/thyroid-disease/hypothyroidism/blood-tests.Htm, http://thyroid.About.Com/library/links/blthyroid.Htm http://thyroid.About.Com/cs/shames/a/shamesthyroid.Htm.

Answered 10/23/2017

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