In contrast, someone who has health risks—such as heart disease or osteoporosis—may benefit from having a higher goal TSH, ...

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

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 ...

A serum TSH result between 0.5 and 2.0 mIU/L is generally considered ... replacement therapy will result in discordant serum TSH and FT4 values (high TSH/high FT4) because of a persistently ...

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 ...

Subclinical hyperthyroidism is when thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels are low or undetectable, but thyroid hormone levels remain healthy. Usually, it is symptomless and may not need treatment.

Although 84.4% of patients who developed hypothyroidism had preoperative TSH levels within the normal range (0.5–4.0 mIU/l), the ... TSH levels at the high end of the normal range, patients ...