I am 22 years old female and just found that I have thyroid with TSH approx 6.5. I have never intake any medicine till now. My weight has increased about 3-4 kg in 2 months. What can I do to get rid of this disease? And can this disease will be completely and permanently cured?

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist47yrs exp

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lybrate-user ji, Thanks for the query. Hello, madam, TSH 6.5 mU/L is considered as sub-clinical hypothyroidism. Usually no treatment is advocated at that level. Only when TSH goes beyond 10 mU/L, then treatment is given. However, in a few patients with sub-clinical level if there are severe or troublesome symptoms of hypothyrooidism present then treatment is given with Levothyroxine. It ls also necessary to check Anti TPO antibodies to see if there is any autimmune problem. That will give a clear idea if treatment is needed. Thanks.  

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