Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels generally fall between 0.4 and 4.5 ...

Lower iodine levels and use of non-iodized salt are linked to a higher risk of frailty in people with type 2 diabetes. This ...

Your doctor will order a TSH test if you exhibit thyroid disorder symptoms like hair loss or fatigue. High TSH levels could be a sign of hypothyroidism while low TSH levels may signal hyperthyroidism.

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

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 ...

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 incidence of hypothyroidism after partial thyroidectomy could be at least 10.9%, according to the findings of a retrospective analysis performed by a group from Melbourne, Australia.