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al from Canada · 10-17-2005, 07:53 PM

Dear frieds,
I have read a fair amount about thyroid issues and there is one school of thought, and a credible one, that current thyroid tests do not pick-up hypo-thyroidism at a sub-clinical level although; that sub-clinical level may have just as profound effects as one with a clinical diagnosis. What I mean by sub-clinical is a thyroid function that is sub-normal BUT is not measuerable with current testing methods; think of it as a tumor too small to be detected with a mamograph.
I have attached an article on testing for sub-clinical thyroid preformance:
http://www.antiaging-systems.com/extract/thyroid.htm
Although this article is on a supplier's website, I believe it has merit.
Regards,
Al

10-17-2005, 07:53 PM	#20
al from Canada Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 722	there may be a sub-clinical thyroid malfuntion Dear frieds, I have read a fair amount about thyroid issues and there is one school of thought, and a credible one, that current thyroid tests do not pick-up hypo-thyroidism at a sub-clinical level although; that sub-clinical level may have just as profound effects as one with a clinical diagnosis. What I mean by sub-clinical is a thyroid function that is sub-normal BUT is not measuerable with current testing methods; think of it as a tumor too small to be detected with a mamograph. I have attached an article on testing for sub-clinical thyroid preformance: http://www.antiaging-systems.com/extract/thyroid.htm Although this article is on a supplier's website, I believe it has merit. Regards, Al __________________ Primary care-giver to and advocate for Linda, who passed away April 27, 2006.