McCall McPhersonFounder, Modern Thyroid Clinic.

Every single woman needs a full thyroid panel #thyroidpanel #fullthyroidpanel #thyroid

25 Jun 2026 · 2 min

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McCall McPherson argues every woman needs a full thyroid panel including TSH, free T4, free T3, reverse T3, and antibody tests. Thyroid problems often emerge during puberty, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause, but women adapt to worsening symptoms until dysfunction becomes severe. Early detection protects long-term health and helps women meet the demands of parenting and life.

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Who needs a full thyroid panel? Every single woman. I say this to my patients all the time, but if you are a woman and if you are a woman with children, in my opinion, you're going to have a thyroid problem at some point in your life. And the incidence of thyroid issues happens around hormonal changes. So think puberty, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause. That's a lot of opportunity for us. So every single person should be checking not just TSH, not just if you're symptomatic, Every time you go to your primary care, just check a full thyroid panel. TSH, free T4, free T3, reverse T3, TPO, and thyroglobulin antibodies. The thing about women and the thing about thyroid issues that can set us up for failure is we start feeling bad in small increments and women push through. They adapt. This becomes their new normal. They lose more function. They adapt. This becomes their new normal. And they don't realize how horrible they feel until they're completely bottomed out, not functioning. And it doesn't need to be like that. Early interventions not only help you show up in the best way possible when your kids are growing up, when you have high demands in life, but it also protects your long-term health, your longevity, your healthspan, your lifespan. So the earlier we intervene, the longer, healthier lives and happier lives we're going to be able to live. So every single woman needs a full thyroid panel.