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12 weeks pregnant with low free t3 (liothyronine). dies this mean progesterone is low also?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

No: The free T3 (liothyronine) is a thyroid hormone and is not related to or affected by progesterone. If your free T3 (liothyronine) is low, your TSH should be high and you have hypothyroidism. It is easy to treat.

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Answered 1/15/2015

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