Medical Advice on "Endocrinology"

My anti-TPO antibodies is 278 during my pregnancy. What does this indicate?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Elevated levels of anti-TPO antibodies indicate you have autoimmune thyroiditis. Do not worry about these terminologies, what it shows is you may have the disease even after the delivery. But that does not mean that y...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Divakara P

I am suggested to maintain my fasting glucose level below 95 as I am pregnant. Please help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Traditionally soluble insulin is the agent of choice for uncontrolled DM (diabetes mellitus) or GDM (gestational diabetes mellitus) in pregnancy. Rapid acting analog insulin aspart is a safer choice along with diet an...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Syed Abdul Kader

Kindly view my blood glucose values and advice the treatment.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your BMI is 33.75. So you have obesity class-I. Your fasting blood glucose is high, but not high enough to call it diabetes. You have impaired fasting glucose (IFG), a form of prediabetes, which may proceed do diabete...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Syed Abdul Kader

Why Levothyroxine and Armour Thyroid are causing side effects?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you are taking treatment for hypothyroidism, it is to see that you get the right dose. But whether you are being over replaced or under replaced should be determined by periodic thyroid function test, if a single horm...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Syed Abdul Kader

I experience rapid heartbeat on using homeopathic HGH. What can be done?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The problem with natural medical products is that even when they are useful, they are not in an exact dose which could be provided in the newly manufactured products. For instance, armor thyroid is extracted from porc...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Syed Abdul Kader

Is it fine to have high prolactin level?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. To get rid you of your worries, I should let you know the usual level of prolactin in different conditions. The upper limit of normal for many assays of serum prolactin is approximately 500 mIU/L (24 ng/mL). In non-pregn...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Syed Abdul Kader

I am on the treatment for hepatitis B. Could it be the reason for low libido?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In chronic liver disease, testosterone level may fall, the ratio with estrogen may alter, and in advanced disease, there may be testicular atrophy, gynecomastia. Recent studies show testosterone level can predict the ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Syed Abdul Kader

My sister is only 4'5" even at 18 years. Is GHRP advisable?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Expected height of your sister should be, 2.54x (75+67) /2)-6.5(+/-)10 cm = 173.84 (+/-) 10 cm = 5'8.44"(+/-) 3.9 inch. Girls usually acquire their final height by the age of 16 years. So your sister has a short-statu...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Syed Abdul Kader

My diabetic husband smells of alcohol. Could he have ketosis?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query and from what you have mentioned, it appears that your husband has diabetes and he is trying to quit smoking. I would like to answer each one of your questions one by one: Yes, withdrawal from cig...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shaikh Sadaf

Does x-ray show any possibility of further growth?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query and your report attached (attachment removed to protect patient identity), nowhere it has been mentioned that his growth plates are fused indicating a possibility of further growth normally. Se...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shaikh Sadaf