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Does Having a High Morning Cortisol Mean I Have Cushing’s Disease?

November 24, 2018
Does Having a High Morning Cortisol Mean I Have Cushing’s Disease?

The answer is no for 2 reasons. First of all, I did a study when I was at the NIH about 25 years ago showing that people with Cushing’s syndrome and those tested for Cushing’s syndrome and not having it, have similar morning cortisol [Friedman, T.C. and Yanovski, J.A. (1995) Morning Plasma Free Cortisol: Inability […]

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Can I take my desiccated thyroid or T3 once a day?

November 22, 2018
Can I take my desiccated thyroid or T3 once a day?

Dr. Friedman uses various different treatments for hypothyroidism. A traditional treatment is to give a preparation of levothyroxine, such as Synthroid, Levoxyl, or Unithroid. This can be given once a day because the T4 has a long half-life, which means it stays in your body for a long time. However, Dr. Friedman also uses combination […]

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I Have Been Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer, Do I need My Thyroid Removed?

November 22, 2018
I Have Been Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer, Do I need My Thyroid Removed?

Thyroid cancer is quite common but very few people die from it or have a shortened lifespan because of it. In other words, don’t worry. Many people have a thyroid nodule found in their neck area. Sometimes you the patient notices a lump, sometimes the doctor finds it, and sometimes it shows up on other […]

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New Hypothyroid Medications

August 1, 2018
New Hypothyroid Medications

There are several new thyroid hormone preparations that can be used to treat patients with hypothyroidism. These include a new preparation of levothyroxine called Tirosint that is the only thyroid preparation in a gel capsule. There is also new preparation of desiccated thyroid (from porcine thyroid) called WP thyroid, that is similar to Nature-Throid. Many […]

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Should I take T3 only for my hypothyroidism?

July 13, 2018
Should I take T3 only for my hypothyroidism?

The thyroid gland makes 2 hormones, T4 and T3. T3 is the active hormone, and the body converts T4 to T3 by deiodinases. Most patients with hypothyroidism are treated with T4, and their doctors assume that it gets converted to T3 physiologically. For many patients this happens, and many patients do well on T4-alone treatment. […]

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Preauthorizations: Friend Or Foe

June 19, 2018
Preauthorizations: Friend Or Foe

Preauthorizations are becoming the bane of doctors’ existence. Preauthorizations are a ploy by insurance companies to not have to pay for medicines. They often require extensive paperwork to be done, multiple phone calls and faxes, and take up a huge amount of time for doctors’ offices. They do not generate any revenue for the doctor, […]

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TREATMENTS FOR MALE HYPOGONADISM

June 19, 2018
TREATMENTS FOR MALE HYPOGONADISM

Dr. Friedman treats a lot of men with hypogonadism or low testosterone. There are many different ways to treat low testosterone, with testosterone itself, other medicines that stimulate testosterone, or combinations of medicines. Most men with clearly low testosterone (measured first thing in the morning) should get on testosterone, and Dr. Friedman finds that injectable […]

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