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 to ...

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Doctors diagnose hypothyroidism using blood tests that measure thyroid hormone levels. The most common test looks at ...

Hypothyroidism is often associated with mood disturbances and cognitive impairment, meaning that the thyroid hormones are ...

Q. My husband had been getting testosterone shots every three weeks for many years for Low T. I was concerned that this might be affecting his heart, so he agreed to stop the shots this summer and see ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: I was listening to your radio show and heard your thyroid specialist mention that people who are cold all the time might be suffering from low thyroid. He also said that if ...

TRH signals the anterior pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which prompts the thyroid to secrete mostly T4 and some T3. T4 is converted to T3 which is the active hormone ...

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.

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader wondering how they can find out more about diagnosing thyroid problems.