Thyroid

T3 Uptake

T3 Uptake isn’t a direct measure of T3—it reflects how much thyroid-binding protein (mostly TBG) is available in your blood. High uptake means less binding protein (more free hormone available), and low uptake means more binding protein (less free hormone). It’s mainly used to help calculate Free Thyroxine Index (FTI) and to interpret T4 levels more accurately. Useful for spotting binding protein imbalances from estrogen, liver issues, or stress.

Unit
%
Health impacts
Energy · Fat Loss · Thyroid

In your dashboard

Your trend, against your optimal range.

Example data · how your trend would appear once you test

At every level

What we'd do at any value.

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31.5%

LowOptimal 24.0–39.0High

In your optimal zone

Habits that hold this position.

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