Separating Endocrinology from Quackery
Americans considering surgery for Hashimoto’s would require a level of rigorous screening that is found mainly in organ transplant and astronaut-training programs. Without that degree of rigor, it is my opinion that most who go under the knife will come out the other side with the same constellation of nonspecific symptoms they had pre-surgically.
Is it time to throw out your thermometer? Here’s an evidence-based look at why BBT is not helpful for diagnosing/managing hypothyroidism.
There is a recurring thread throughout the comments on some of my posts, with respect to people’s desire to order their own blood work. To…
I give up. Like Danny Glover’s iconic character in Lethal Weapon: via GIPHY You win, alt med – everyone is hypothyroid. Lab testing in the…
I’m kicking this post off with a disclosure: what you read today is heavy on speculation and light on evidence because…well…the evidence in this space…
Why has Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) become the Rodney Dangerfield of hormone tests? If I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen a practitioner…
I’m kicking today off with a mea culpa. Last year, I published The Ultimate Guide to Thyroid Function Testing – Hypothyroidism Edition. In that post, I…
While doing research for a different post, I recently stumbled across a website unlike the majority of histrionic thyroid sites on the internet. This…
I periodically receive emails from readers asking me to write a post reviewing this or that thyroid book. There are a few reasons why I…
People are interesting. That may be the blandest statement I’ve ever made on this blog. I thought about starting with “people are unbelievable,” but that…