Why Natural Thyroid is Better Than Synthetic
Author: Jeffrey Dach MD
Links and References:
1) ATA_AACE_Guidelines_Hypothyroidism_2012_natural_thyroid
"Thus, there are no controlled trials supporting the preferred use of desiccated thyroid hormone over synthetic L-thyroxine in the treatment of hypothyroidism or any other thyroid disease."
2) http://jcem.endojournals.org/
http://jcem.endojournals.org/
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May;98(5):1982-90.ENDOCRINE CARE ,
Desiccated Thyroid Extract Compared With Levothyroxine in the Treatment
of Hypothyroidism: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study by Thanh D. Hoang, Cara H. Olsen, Vinh Q. Mai, Patrick W. Clyde and Mohamed
K. M. Shakir -- Author Affiliations Department of Endocrinology (T.D.H.,
V.Q.M., P.W.C., M.K.M.S.), Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20889; and Department of Preventive Medicine
and Biometrics (C.H.O.), Uniformed Services University of Health
Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
J R Soc Med March 1, 2011 vol. 104 no. 3 100-106
The discovery of thyroid replacement therapy. Part 3: A complete transformation Stefan Slater Edinburgh EH4 6PD, UK
The idea of thyroid replacement therapy
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Author: Jeffrey Dach MD
Davie, Fl
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