Early detection of the risk to develop Hashimoto thyroiditis
The following questionnaire carries a serious and kind approach to your health and wellbeing by investigating the major risk factors and symptom areas over time. We hope you will experience the clarity of mind to answer both directly and honestly as best you can.
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The results may be indicating no risk of developing Hashimoto thyroiditis. Nevertheless, it is not synonymous with not having a risk of Hashimoto thyroiditis. It may be that you are at the earlier phase (phase 1) of the disease where it is best to start intervening in order to secure that the disease will not develop.
Furthermore, it may be that there is another cause for your complaints.
Listen to your body and keep monitoring. You may consider redoing the quiz later. Or you may decide discussing your case with our experts.
Health complaints can precede formal diagnosis (Phased 2 or Phase 3). Since autoantibodies are markers of disease activity, autoantibodies are often able to predict disease. Anti-TPO measurement may be proper for patients with high-normal TSH to distinguish those at risk of developing hypothyroidism. This approach is especially promising for diseases with a long subclinical period, which can take as long as 10 years, a feature of many organ-specific autoimmune diseases, as Hashimoto thyroiditis.
A good place to start is having a proper blood test first. If you want to discuss the results from the blood test with our expert, please leave this email: bloodtests@hashimoto.help when ordering your blood tests.
Very likely you are at the phase 3 of the disease development. Patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (elevated TSH and normal thyroid hormones) have a high rate of progression to clinically overt hypothyroidism. In most of the cases, increased autoantibodies are also present. Since autoantibodies are markers of disease activity, autoantibodies are often able to predict disease. This approach is especially promising for diseases with a long subclinical period, which can take as long as 10 years, a feature of many organ-specific autoimmune diseases, as Hashimoto thyroiditis. Anti-TPO measurement may be proper for patients with high-normal TSH to distinguish those at risk of developing hypothyroidism.
If you want to discuss the results from the blood test with our expert, please leave this email: bloodtests@hashimoto.help when ordering your blood tests.