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In many cases where symptoms of hypothyroidism exist, the cause of the problem may not be the lack of ability to produce an optional amount of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland. Before initiation of Thyroid Replacement Therapy (TRT), the capacity of the gland to produce the thyroid hormones, primarily T4, should be first determined. Total T4 (TT4) levels should be evaluated to see if they are optimal. If lack of production is determined, then possibly the patient does not have suffic......