Combination Hormone Therapy Does Not Benefit Hypothyroid

Posted on Nov. 10, 2003, 8:16 a.m. in Thyroid Hormone |

Combining two hormone therapies to treat the psychological affects of hypothyroidism may not be more effective than using a single therapy, according to new research articles published this month in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Two new...

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