April 2026 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” This narrative review found a strong association between alopecia areata and autoimmune thyroid diseases, suggesting routine thyroid function and autoantibody screening could be beneficial for certain patients with extensive, recurrent, or early-onset alopecia areata.
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May 2016 in “Clinical Medicine & Research” This review discusses the complexities of interpreting thyroid function tests, highlighting the challenges primary care providers face due to patient demand and misinformation, but reports no new results.
May 2022 in “Endocrine practice” This case report illustrates that high-dose biotin supplementation can cause false thyroid function test abnormalities in vitro, emphasizing the need to assess biotin intake before testing.
October 2025 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study outlines that for addressing hair loss in young women, a comprehensive approach including hormonal evaluation, thyroid function, iron and vitamin D testing, along with clinical assessments like pull tests and trichoscopy, is recommended.
October 2025 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study recommends a combination of hormonal and thyroid evaluations, iron studies, vitamin D testing, and clinical assessments like pull tests and trichoscopy for investigating hair loss in young women.
