Thyroid function Question

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Lindy Lou, the reverse t3 is a separate reading from the free t3. STTM recommends a ratio of 20 or higher of the two which indicates you're not pooling.
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/rt3-ratio/ Deb
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Eric, thanks for the article!

Deb, last time I had my reverse t3 checked, the ratio was just over 13. :sad:
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Marliss, mine surprisingly was 21. I just had blood drawn yesterday for a new thyroid test. I'm finally feeling better (a year later) so I'm interested to
see where I am.
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