TSH level on the margin

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Asked for Female, 14 Years

My daughter is 14 yrs & has Down syndrome hence we keep a regular monitoring of thyroid levels. Her latest report shows TSH-5.25, T3-113, T4-7.7 Her Doctor says no medication even though TSH is just on the margin & he feels there are no clinical symptoms, she is normal weight 38kg , height 5 feet. Need suggestions please.

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Dr. Rakesh Parikh General Physician 23 yrs exp Jaipur · Accepted Answer

Dr. Rakesh Parikh

General Physician 23 yrs exp Jaipur

This is subclinical hypothyroidism and need not be treated unless she has symptoms of hypothyroidism or is Anti TPO antibody positive

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