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What happens to the body if not enough thyroxine is produced?

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Thyroxine: Unless you have had thyroid testing by your doctor you cannot know if you have enough thyroxine or not. Low thyroxine is easy to diagnose and treat but only if you have it.

Answered 1/24/2015

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