“How can I test my thyroid at home?”
I am a 31 year old female. I want to know how can I test my thyroid at home?
2 Answers
You cannot. It's a blood work TSH.
You can't; at least I know of no home test for thyroid function. You may make a personal diagnosis by symptoms of slow function or a thyroid swelling but it would have to confirmed by a blood test for thyroid hormone & pituitary and perhaps thyroid antibodies before treatment is started. This is true because there are many different diseases of the thyroid and each is treated differently. For example Hypothyroid is treated with thyroid hormone replacement, hyperthyroid is treated by suppressing the thyroid, tumors are treated by removal, etc. so true test by the Dr. is needed to be able to prescribe the correct treatment.
