Eun Lee, MD Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) prompts the thyroid gland to increase hormone production. Your body uses TSH to control thyroid hormone levels. TSH ensures you have the thyroid hormones ...

TSH reference intervals should be established from the 95 % confidence limits of the log-transformed values of at least 120 rigorously screened normal euthyroid volunteers who have: ...

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

Eun Lee, MD Central hypothyroidism is a rare disorder that occurs when an otherwise healthy thyroid doesn't produce enough ...

Once the amount of T4 reaches appropriate levels, your pituitary gland recognizes that and stops producing TSH. In people with subclinical hyperthyroidism, the thyroid produces normal levels of T4 ...

The L-T4 dose should be increased (usually by 50 µg/day) to maintain a serum TSH between 0.5 and 2.0 mIU/L and a serum FT4 in the upper third of the normal reference interval. Post-menopausal ...