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I visited an eye specialist to check number. Because I have a PCOD, she asked me to do a TE, TR and TSH test
MY Reports are as below
TSH (ULTRASENSITIVE)
THYROID STIMULATING
HORMONE
3.97 µIU/ml
Method : FULLY AUTOMATED CHEMILUMINESCENT IMMUNOASSAY on COBAS e411
INTERPRETATION
Adult values :
0.2 - 5.0 µIU/ml : Normal
More than 10 µIU/ml : Suggestive of Hypothyroid status.
5-10 µIU/ml : Borderline. Repeat result after 2 weeks.
Less than 0.2 µIU/ml : Low TSH value. Seen in hyperthyroid status,
Non-Thyroidal illness,sometimes in normal patients.
Pregnancy
First Trimester : (0.02 - 2.81 µIU/ml)
Clin Chem 57:6 913-926 (2011)
I don't understand why did she ask me to do a TSH test ?
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PCOD is associated with hypothyroidism.
As you mentioned in history that you have PCOD so the doctor wanted to rule out any thyroid related disease also
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This report is within normal limits. Now you can get your number tested.
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