5/29/07
Thyroid Dysfunctions Therapy
Author: Groshan Fabiola
Today's endocrinologists are discussing about the best methods of treatment in hypo- and hyperthyroidism according to the specifically needs of replacing hormones. Most physicians base their indications on the use of levo-thyroxin which is in fact the thyroid hormone T4 that will slowly release both T4 and T3 substances. The older way of administering the stronger but shorter acting triiodotironine (T3) is being slowly replaced by the more biological T4.
A new branch of modern medicine, the alternative medicine doesn't believe in the benefic effects of the alone use of hormone T4. The human thyroid gland is known to secrete three different types of hormones, T3, T4, and DIT called diiodothyrosine. It has been clinically proven that patients suffering from hypothyroidism, with symptoms showing a low improvement after the cure with t4, have shown a major change in well when thyroid extracts were added to the medication.
In a recent study on thyroidectomised rats the final quotes have approved the ideas of the alternative medicine specialists. The rats treated with T4 alone showed normal levels of T4 in tissues and plasma but lower levels of T3 in the exact same tissues while the amount of the thyroid stimulating hormone TSH remained elevated. After these findings scientists decided to administrate 0.9 mcg of T4 and 0.15 mcg T3 per day per 100g body weight. The conclusions were benefic as both T3 and T4 levels returned to normal as well as the level of TSH.
This study hasn't investigated the role of the hormone DIT in the thyroid function and the necessity of administering it in thyroid dysfunctions is not yet known. DIT's major role has however been found in the cure of fibrocystic diseases of the breasts and in the treatment of thyreotoxicosis.
The presented study has actually touched its objectives in showing that nature can be mimicked by administering assembling hormones as the ones secreted by the gland in normal circumstances. The body's own glandular function can be artificially replaced and completed but the main idea is actually that we can mimic nature but cannot improve it and make it more perfect than it already is.
The most interesting studies are those of finding the best way of administration for the replacement hormones. T3 is usually more rapidly absorbed by oral way and a combination of T3 and T4 such as Euthroid has temporary elevated the T3 level leading to stress for the nervous system. Primer conclusions are that exact same thyroid hormones administered orally cannot produce the same effect as the ones secreted by the thyroid and released into the bloodstream.
We cannot for now say which way of treatment is the best as the personal variations are big. But we know that a cure of combined T3 and T4 can be immediately replaced with thyroid extract if not working.
For more resources about thyroid or even about thyroid problems please review this pages http://www.thyroid-info-center.com/thyroid-problems.htm
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Author: Groshan Fabiola
Today's endocrinologists are discussing about the best methods of treatment in hypo- and hyperthyroidism according to the specifically needs of replacing hormones. Most physicians base their indications on the use of levo-thyroxin which is in fact the thyroid hormone T4 that will slowly release both T4 and T3 substances. The older way of administering the stronger but shorter acting triiodotironine (T3) is being slowly replaced by the more biological T4.
A new branch of modern medicine, the alternative medicine doesn't believe in the benefic effects of the alone use of hormone T4. The human thyroid gland is known to secrete three different types of hormones, T3, T4, and DIT called diiodothyrosine. It has been clinically proven that patients suffering from hypothyroidism, with symptoms showing a low improvement after the cure with t4, have shown a major change in well when thyroid extracts were added to the medication.
In a recent study on thyroidectomised rats the final quotes have approved the ideas of the alternative medicine specialists. The rats treated with T4 alone showed normal levels of T4 in tissues and plasma but lower levels of T3 in the exact same tissues while the amount of the thyroid stimulating hormone TSH remained elevated. After these findings scientists decided to administrate 0.9 mcg of T4 and 0.15 mcg T3 per day per 100g body weight. The conclusions were benefic as both T3 and T4 levels returned to normal as well as the level of TSH.
This study hasn't investigated the role of the hormone DIT in the thyroid function and the necessity of administering it in thyroid dysfunctions is not yet known. DIT's major role has however been found in the cure of fibrocystic diseases of the breasts and in the treatment of thyreotoxicosis.
The presented study has actually touched its objectives in showing that nature can be mimicked by administering assembling hormones as the ones secreted by the gland in normal circumstances. The body's own glandular function can be artificially replaced and completed but the main idea is actually that we can mimic nature but cannot improve it and make it more perfect than it already is.
The most interesting studies are those of finding the best way of administration for the replacement hormones. T3 is usually more rapidly absorbed by oral way and a combination of T3 and T4 such as Euthroid has temporary elevated the T3 level leading to stress for the nervous system. Primer conclusions are that exact same thyroid hormones administered orally cannot produce the same effect as the ones secreted by the thyroid and released into the bloodstream.
We cannot for now say which way of treatment is the best as the personal variations are big. But we know that a cure of combined T3 and T4 can be immediately replaced with thyroid extract if not working.
For more resources about thyroid or even about thyroid problems please review this pages http://www.thyroid-info-center.com/thyroid-problems.htm
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For more resources about thyroid or even about thyroid problems please review this pages http://www.thyroid-info-center.com/thyroid-problems.htm
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