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Can smoking cigarettes alter thyroid blood tests, thereby masking hypothyroidism? could i develop hypothyroidism if i quit smoking?
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No: The two are not related and do not affect each other, but hypothyroidism is easy to treat and smoking can be quit -- doing both will improve your health.
Answered 7/10/2013
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