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

Your TSH levels can be lower during the first trimester. Or, high estrogen levels may increase thyroid hormone levels. While hyperthyroidism (as with Graves' disease) is a concern, so is ...

Since hypothyroidism slows down the body’s chemical processes, it is considered a metabolic disorder. When the thyroid isn’t working properly, the body burns fewer calories, leading to weight gain—not ...

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 ...