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Biotin and Hair & Skin health

Skin Health | Last Active: Sep 2 6:01pm | Replies (32)
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I don't know if biotin really helps or not because after using it for a while and having my thyroid testing done, the numbers were off. My brilliant endocrinologist picked up on it immediately and told me I needed to discontinue it prior to any labs. I mention this just in case there are some on thyroid meds.

There is more info at the American Thyroid Association page.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 2 6:01pm

Welcome, @kikid. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. I believe this is the article from the American Thyroid Association you're referring to:

THYROID FUNCTION TESTS
Biotin supplement use is common and can lead to the false measurement of thyroid hormone in commonly used assays https://www.thyroid.org/patient-thyroid-information/ct-for-patients/december-2018/vol-11-issue-12-p-3-4/

Thanks for sharing the warning about biotin and how it can affect thyroid testing.

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