The lab panel I run includes the full thyroid picture (TSH, free T3, free T4, reverse T3, thyroid antibodies not just TSH alone, which misses the conversion problem entirely), fasting insulin and HbA1c (to see what insulin sensitivity actually looks like now versus baseline), the full sex hormone panel (estradiol, progesterone, total and free testosterone, SHBG, DHEA-S), a metabolic panel, lipids, and a cortisol pattern when the history suggests stress dysregulation
The concern originates from preclinical (animal) studies of GLP-1 receptor agonists, which found an increased incidence of thyroid C-cell tumours in rodents
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One woman shared that she lost 14 pounds in six weeks while taking Ozempic, a semaglutide brand for weight management