Understanding Your Thyroid Lab Results: A Doctor's Perspective

Question
I recently had some thyroid lab work done.  Here are the results:

TSH:  1.02 mcU/mL
Free T4:  0.9 ng/dL
Free T3:  3.2 pg/mL

I am a 33 year old female. My doctor advised that these were all normal, though I note that the Free T4 is borderline.  I do have many of the symptoms of hypothyroid.  Do you think this is worth getting a second opinion?

Answer
Hi Jocelin.  Your doctor is right, your results are all well within normal.  It's unlikely that a patient with a hypothyroid could have normal results, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen.  There are many other conditions that may cause the same symptoms as hypothyroid though, so I recommend that you check with your doctor if you're still having symptoms.  There are other tests he/she could check to give you some answers.

Samantha