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Description

Reverse T3 is an inactive form of T3 thyroid hormone, produced when your body converts T4 into reverse T3 instead of active T3 โ€” something that can increase during illness, significant physical stress, or calorie restriction, as a way of temporarily slowing metabolism. It's sometimes checked alongside standard thyroid tests (TSH, free T4, free T3) when a thyroid hormone conversion problem is suspected despite normal standard thyroid results, though its clinical usefulness and the reliability of using it to guide treatment decisions is debated among endocrinologists, with mainstream guidelines generally placing less weight on it than on standard thyroid panels.

Optimal & Reference range

Reverse T3

ng/dL
  • Low
  • Below optimal
  • Optimal
  • High
Optimal range
10 - 25
Reference range
8 - 25
Out of range
<8 or >25

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Interpretation

  • Low: Your result is below the reference range. Discuss it with your healthcare provider, who can interpret it alongside your symptoms and other results.
  • Below optimal: Your result is within the reference range, but below the range we consider optimal.
  • Optimal: Your result is within the optimal range.
  • High: Your result is above the reference range. Discuss it with your healthcare provider, who can interpret it alongside your symptoms and other results.
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Reverse T3 (rT3) is an inactive form of the thyroid hormone T3 that is produced under stress or illness when the body converts T4 into rT3 instead of active T3. It is used to assess thyroid hormone conversion efficiency and may help identify non-thyroidal illness or functional hypothyroidism.

Sample type
Serum
Avg. sample processing time
6 Business days
Require fasting
No
Biomarkers
  • Reverse T3 An inactive form of T3 thyroid hormone. Sometimes checked alongside standard thyroid tests when thyroid hormone conversion issues are suspected.
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