The Claim

In some individuals with Hashimoto thyroiditis, thyroid peroxidase antibody levels can decline to undetectable levels without thyroidectomy, and this decline may be associated with resolution of persistent hypothyroid symptoms despite prior levothyroxine use.

Source: Resolution of Hashimoto thyroiditis with Janus kinase inhibitor therapy in a patient with alopecia universalis

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In some people with Hashimoto thyroiditis, antibody levels may drop to undetectable levels without surgery, and this change may occur alongside improvement in ongoing hypothyroid symptoms even after taking levothyroxine.

See the scientific wording

Thyroid peroxidase antibody levels can decline to undetectable levels in some individuals with Hashimoto thyroiditis without thyroidectomy, and this decline may be associated with resolution of persistent hypothyroid symptoms despite prior levothyroxine use.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Resolution of Hashimoto thyroiditis with Janus kinase inhibitor therapy in a patient with alopecia universalis

    A woman with an autoimmune thyroid disease and hair loss was treated with a special immune drug, and her thyroid antibodies disappeared—she even stopped needing her thyroid hormone pills. This shows it’s possible for the body to heal itself from Hashimoto’s without surgery.

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