Eun Lee, MD Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) prompts the thyroid gland to increase hormone production. Your body uses TSH to ...

Elevated thyrotropin levels were associated with an increased risk for depression, especially among women and those with hypothyroidism.

TSH levels seem counterintuitive. A high TSH suggests an underactive thyroid gland, while low TSH levels indicate an ...

When TSH is unexpectedly high, ask the laboratory to re-measure the specimen diluted, preferably in thyrotoxic serum, to check for parallelism. Request that the laboratory analyze the specimen by ...

The chances of having a low or high rate of thyroid function — hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, respectively — increase as you age, according to a 2019 review. The TSH hormone regulates the ...

Symptoms of hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, may include: A blood test showing a high level of TSH may indicate hypothyroidism. Higher levels of TSH and T4 levels in a typical range may ...

Intermittent or non-compliance with levothyroxine (L-T4) replacement therapy will result in discordant serum TSH and FT4 values (high TSH/high FT4) because of a persistently unstable thyroid state ...