If you think you might be having symptoms of hypothyroidism, it might be time to check in with your doctor.

• medical history : the doctor will go through your medical history and (surgery, medications you are taking) and ask if any of your family members are known to have thyroid diseases.

• physical exam :  the doctor will check your thyroid gland and look for
  symptoms like  dry skin, swelling, , slower heart rate, and slower reflexes

• blood tests : you will need to take two different blood tests. THS and T4 tests

THS blood test

It measures how much of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) the thyroid gland is being asked to make. High levels of TSH means you have hypothyroidism: the thyroid gland is being asked to make more T4 because there isn’t enough T4 in the blood.

T4 blood test

Only a little part of  T4 actually gets into the blood cell. (about 1% – 2% ) This T4 blood test is a simple blood test and measures how much   T4 is in the blood and how much is available to go in the blood.

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