The Claim

In premenopausal women with normal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels who received nonsuppressive thyroxine replacement, total thyroidectomy is not associated with significantly different bone mineral density at the spine and hip compared to subtotal thyroidectomy after a median follow-up of four years.

Source: Impact of total versus subtotal thyroidectomy on calcium metabolism and bone mineral density in premenopausal women.

What the research says

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In plain English

Among premenopausal women with normal thyroid function taking thyroid hormone medication, removing the entire thyroid gland does not result in different bone density in the spine and hip after four years compared to removing only part of the thyroid.

See the scientific wording

In premenopausal women with normal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels who received nonsuppressive thyroxine replacement, total thyroidectomy was not associated with significantly different bone mineral density at the spine and hip compared to subtotal thyroidectomy after a median follow-up of four years, suggesting that the extent of thyroid removal does not substantially alter long-term skeletal outcomes in this population.

Why this might work

When thyroid hormone levels are kept normal with medicine after thyroid removal, the body keeps calcium levels steady and prevents the parathyroid glands from overworking. This keeps bone breakdown and rebuilding in balance, so bone strength stays the same whether part or all of the thyroid was removed.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Impact of total versus subtotal thyroidectomy on calcium metabolism and bone mineral density in premenopausal women.

    In women who had their thyroid removed but still took the right amount of thyroid hormone medicine, it didn’t matter whether the whole thyroid or just part was taken out—four years later, their bone strength was just as good either way.

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