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Suggest Treatment For Thyroid
hi doctor,my son is suffring from thyriod his TSH is 7.54,T3is 165.2,T4 is 6.28 , i am worried about him his weight is 67 kgs.and he is only 11 yrs old but i don't want to give any medicines because it's for whole life please can i do this thing.if he will reduce his weight than his thyriod will reduce or not please suggest me.
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
No even if he reduces his weight his thyroid will not come to normal. Also if you are not giving thyroid medicine then it may affect his mental development and his IQ may become low.
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