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Postpartum Hashimoto's: Why Doctors IGNORE Antibody Testing! #shorts

12 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, the speaker shares a personal story of developing Hashimoto's disease after giving birth at age 17, emphasizing how a holistic DO physician correctly ordered thyroid antibody testing and diagnosed her condition. She expresses frustration that most postpartum women are not screened for thyroid antibodies, suggesting that many may silently develop autoimmune thyroid disease without proper diagnosis. The speaker calls for greater awareness and discussion about postpartum autoimmune thyroid disease and the importance of antibody testing.

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You mentioned like the majority of women are not getting thyroid antibody levels checked, and that just angers me because I developed Hashimoto's after my pregnancy and delivery at 17, and it has affected my entire life. Thankfully, my doctor was a DO, and he knew to check antibody levels. Back in the day, DOs actually didn't practice like MDs; they were very much mind. Body and soul. And so I feel blessed that he actually gave me that diagnosis. But you're right, there are probably millions of women who develop this autoimmune condition from postpartum and no one's telling them, right? So can you talk about that?