About Our Thyroid - Reverse T3
Overview
The thyroid produces two hormones T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine), and the body usually converts T4 into T3. Then T3 acts on multiple body systems including the cardiovascular system and metabolism (1,2). Sometimes T4 is converted into rT3 instead of T3.
Test Contents
Thyroid Reverse T3 Blood Test
Symptoms
No specific symptoms linked to high OR low rT3
When To Check
older adults, women who are pregnant, women who have recently given birth, women who are planning to become pregnant, Type 1 diabetes, pernicious anemia, Addison's disease or primary adrenal insufficiency, family history of thyroid disease
How to test
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