Posted by bookgurl99 on May 5, 2003, at 22:20:52
In reply to Re: Low TSH numbers - , posted by Snoozy on May 5, 2003, at 9:00:10
> I think the osteoporosis risk is for all women, not just post-menopausal.
>This risk holds true for men on thyroid hormone too. I have a 28-year-old male friend who started on synthroid 10 years ago (because of a chemotherapy and radiation that killed lymphoma _and_ his thyroid), and he now has osteoporosis. But of course, he'd rather be alive _with_ it.
I think sometimes people don't know that men are at threat for some of the things we think of as a danger to women.
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