Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Graves’ disease was triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Clinicians need to be vigilant of precipitation or exacerbation of autoimmune thyroid disorders in predisposed individuals after exposure to the...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: maternal thyroid function and risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia:
Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: maternal thyroid function and risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. 46 528 pregnant women, of whom 39 826 (85·6%) women had sufficient data (TSH and FT4...
More infoDR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post#22 Yes, Runners Get Thyroid Disease, Too. Here’s Why That’s Confusing
Runner’s World Cindy Kuzma Mar 18, 2022 Last summer, as he prepared for the 2021 New York City Marathon, interval workouts like 800-meter and mile repeats still went fairly well. On his typically strong tempo and long runs, though, he...
More infoDR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post #12 Patient satisfaction and quality of life in hypothyroidism:
Dr.Guttler’s Comments: In this study 969 hypothyroid patients answered the QoL questions. Dissatisfaction with treatment was common (77.6%), and overall QOL scores were low. There was no significant between LT4 vs LT4/LT3 combination...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Blog Post #7 What is Your Quality of Life with Hypothyroidism?
Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1970s treatment switched for Armour thyroid to synthetic LT4. Subclinical hypothyroidism is still debated as a treatable entity. Screening leads to over-diagnosis. Case finding is necessary for CHT patient’s...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Blog Post# 5 Do You Know Your Family is At Risk Because You Have Hypothyroid Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis?
Case Finding Screening of First Degree Relatives of Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Familial Risk of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Among First-Degree Relatives: A Population-Based Study in Korea Hyun Jung Kim,et al Background: Few...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Thyroid Blog Post #9 Open Letter to 10,000 Patients who have had a complete thyroid Evaluation by Me
Many of you are still seeing me to make sure your thyroid care for nodules, goiter, cancer and hormone dosing is adjusted as needed by 6-12 month check ups. Many have moved to general physicians in their network. Many have not had a dose change...
More infoQuality of Life with Primary Hypothyroidism
Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1970s treatment switched for Armour thyroid to synthetic LT4. Subclinical hypothyroidism is still debated as a treatable entity. Screening leads to over-diagnosis. Case finding is necessary for CHT patient’s...
More infoYour Hypothyroidism: A diagnosis with serious implications for your family.
90% of patients with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism have Chronic Hashimoto’s thyroiditis CHT as the cause. The rest are due to surgery or radioiodine therapy. Did your primary physician evaluate you for CHT or just diagnose hypothyroidism...
More infoBad Supplement for Thyroid Patients: Biotin
Dr.Guttler’s comments: Most over the counter supplements are worthless and put billions in the pockets of the companies. Biotin is not only worthless but it causes thyroid blood testing abnormalities. Hair loss is a serious problem but if...
More infoPapillary Thyroid Cancer: Positive Thyroid Antibodies associated with less lymph node and extra-thyroidal extension and better prognosis.
Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Positive Thyroid Antibodies associated with less lymph node and extra-thyroidal extension and better prognosis. DR. Guttler’s Comments: Study of 4000 patients that had thyroid surgery. 3000 were diagnosed...
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