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I have Hashimotos, should my children be tested too?

By Anonymous
Created 09/11/2014 - 08:30

I was diagnosed with Hashimotos. My mother had this and so did her mother and my mothers endocrinologist never suggested I be tested. I am now being told this is a
hereditary disorder and I should have been tested years ago. Should my children
be tested for this disorder? Is this disorder hereditary?

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