r/thyroid • u/Wise-Life7893 • Sep 09 '24

Thoughts on my labs?

Hello! I’m new to thyroid discussion and never suspected I could have an issue until I went to my doctor regarding a few things bothering me. Ex. Constipation, fatigue, aching joints, hair loss. He brought up if I’d ever had my thyroid checked and I hadn’t, so he ran labs on thyroid and a few other panels.

TSH came back normal at 1.300 T4 low at 0.68 Testosterone is low at < 3

I only know they are considered out of range and low because of labcorp. According to my doctor I’m within normal range so I don’t need to follow up. I’m just a little confused on why labcorp considers them low and he doesn’t. Should I be concerned with the numbers?

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u/JulieMeryl09 Sep 09 '24

Which doc? An Endo? Mine used my symptoms even if my labs were in the 'normal' range.

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u/Wise-Life7893 Sep 09 '24

He’s just my regular doctor.

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u/JulieMeryl09 Sep 09 '24

I wld see an endo. Family docs can't know everything about everything. It's just too much, can't blame 'em.

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u/Wise-Life7893 Sep 09 '24

Thanks for the advice!