Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody Test Overview

Thyroid Peroxidase also known as TPO is an important enzyme used in the production of the thyroid hormone. The anti thyroid peroxidase antibody test is used to understand the underlying cause for thyroid disease in your body. As it is an antibody test, based on the results doctors can determine whether the cause of your thyroid disease is an autoimmune condition or not.

Autoimmune conditions cause the immune system to start attacking the body itself. In case of thyroid disease, the presence of an autoimmune condition indicates that it's affecting the thyroid gland. Based on the anti thyroid peroxidase antibody test reports, doctors can start treatment for the thyroid disease to help you manage the condition. Since autoimmune conditions are incurable, management techniques are what doctors rely on to manage the condition.

When Is Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody Test Prescribed?

An anti thyroid peroxidase antibody test is prescribed if doctors suspect symptoms of thyroid disease in patients. This includes symptoms like swelling around the neck, face, and eyes. Changes to hair, skin, and nails become very dry. Apart from the mentioned symptoms, doctors also recommend the thyroid peroxidase antibody test to patients who are suspected of autoimmune conditions like:

● Hashimoto thyroiditis

● Grave’s disease

Apart from autoimmune conditions, this test can also be used to check patients for the risk of goitre.

Components of An Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody Test

The reports of the anti thyroid peroxidase antibody test are shown as either negative or positive. Based on the thyroid antibody test, if there are no antibodies found, it means autoimmune conditions are not the cause for your thyroid disease. On the other hand what happens if the thyroid antibody test results show antibodies against thyroid peroxidase? In such cases, doctors can conclude autoimmune conditions namely Hasimoto thyroiditis to be the cause of thyroid disease in the patient.

Procedure And Prerequisites

As a blood test, the procedure for performing an anti thyroid peroxidase antibody test involves drawing blood from the veins of the patient and sending it for testing. There are no prerequisites patients need to follow for going through with this test. Biotin, or Vitamin B7, is a water-soluble vitamin from the B-complex group. It can interfere with immunoassay tests. To minimize this potential interference, patients taking doses exceeding 5,000 mcg of biotin should wait at least 8 hours after their last dose before providing a sample.

Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody Test in Kannur

A0283

Daily

No Special Preparation Required

24 Hours

₹1,200

Parameters

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