Description

THYROID PROFILE 1 https://www.btf-thyroid.org/thyroid-function-tests

FT4

TSH

FT4/TSH Ferritin- Metabolism of thyroid hormones and iron is sort of inter-dependent. Deficiency of iron can produce hypothyroidism and vice versa The T4, or rather the T3 derived from it, and the T3 secreted directly by the thyroid gland influence the metabolism of our body cells. It regulates the rate of metabolic activity with which your body cells work. If too many thyroid hormones, the body cells work faster than normal, and you have hyperthyroidism. If you become hyperthyroid because of too much secretion of the hormones from the thyroid gland, the increased activity of our body cells or body organs may lead, for example, to an increased heart rate or increased activity of the digestive tract so that you have frequent bowel motions or even diarrhoea.

If too little of the thyroid hormones are produced (known as hypothyroidism), the cells and organs of your body will slow down. If you become hypothyroid, your heart rate, for example, may be slower than normal and your intestines work sluggishly, so you become constipated etc