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Any correlation to low thyroid and low t, and thoughts on the importance of adding thyroid medication to trt if thyroid output is low?
AlphaMD's Answer
While there are some small studies that suggest that there may be some link between thyroid and testicular function, there currently is no consensus on their role or interaction.
For example, one study observed that low testosterone levels were linked to higher levels of the inactive thyroid hormone, reverse T3, which can interfere with normal thyroid function. Whereas another study found that adding TRT in men with low testosterone levels did not significantly impact thyroid hormone levels
So as of now, the science suggests that there is no direct correlation between testosterone levels and thyroid function.
If you have both low T and low T3, the recommended approach would be to take add both exogenous testosterone and thyroid hormone.
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