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A 33-year-old female asked:
How to treat hypo thyroidism permanently?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

Dr. Quang Nguyenanswered
Specializes in Endocrinology
Thyroid med: Hypothyroidism can be treated with thyroid hormone replacement. If the diagnosis was made correctly, you most likely will need to take the pill lifelong.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Nelly Cohenanswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Synthroid (thyroxine): The only way to handle hypothyroidism is to take synthroid (thyroxine) for life, which is a synthetic version the hormone that you are deficient in.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Mar 4, 2019
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