by Gary Pepper M.D. | Apr 27, 2020 | Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Hypothyroidism, thyroid, Virus infection
By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. (This article is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice or treatment) During the Covid-19 pandemic my medical practice has been operating as normally as possible. The other day a young woman arrived wearing a...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Sep 14, 2019 | DTE (Dessicated Thyroid Extract), general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, T3, thyroid
Do you wonder if you need t3 (Cytomel, triiodothyronine, liothyronine) added to your thyroid hormone treatment to feel normal again? The answer could be in your genes. Recent discoveries reviewed by Antonio C. Bianco, M.D., Ph.D. at the recent American Thyroid...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 20, 2019 | DTE (Dessicated Thyroid Extract), Hypothyroidism, thyroid
DTE stands for “desiccated thyroid extract†which is made up of thyroid hormones refined from pig thyroid and used to treat people with hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone). This is possible because human and pig thyroid are very similar in the production of the 4...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Jan 6, 2019 | Hypothyroidism, thyroid
The mission of the The Thyroid Project is to encourage sharing of information and experience between the public and the medical community about the treatment of hypothyroidism (low thyroid function). For at least the past few decades there is a growing awareness of...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Nov 10, 2015 | hormones, Hypothyroidism, T3, thyroid
According to experts, 10 to 20% of hypothyroid individuals fail to respond completely to T4-only (levothyroxine, Synthroid) treatment. Dr. Anthony Bianco, the president of the American Thyroid Association, and his associates believe this is due to genetic variations...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Oct 30, 2015 | cancer, thyroid, thyroid cancer
By Gary Pepper, M.D. Last week I posted a few highlights from the just concluded International Thyroid Congress. One of the research papers presented at the meeting generated particular concern. Endocrinologists and scientists at UCLA Medical Center led by Dr. Jerome...
