Thyroid

The gland that sets your metabolic pace, and the markers that read it.

2 conditions2 guides14 markers

Conditions

ConditionsHypothyroidism: what an underactive thyroid looks like on your panelA high TSH with a normal or low free T4 is the whole story in miniature. Here is how the stages, the cause, and the next steps fit together.Read ConditionsHyperthyroidism: what a low TSH with high thyroid hormone meansA low TSH with high thyroid hormone is the whole tell. What comes next is finding out why, because Graves' disease, an overactive nodule, and a passing thyroiditis are treated differently.Read

Guides

CompoundsSelenium and your thyroid: what the evidence actually showsThe thyroid is the most selenium-packed organ in your body, but a supplement is not a treatment for an underactive one. Here is what the evidence actually supports, including the safety ceiling.Read LearnHow to read your thyroid panelTSH, Free T4, Free T3, and the antibodies, read in the order that actually tells you something.Read

Markers

FTFree Thyroxine FTIFree Thyroxine Index FTFree Triiodothyronine 24hIodine RTReverse Triiodothyronine T3T3 Uptake THYThyroglobulin TAThyroglobulin Antibody TPAThyroid Peroxidase Antibody TSHThyroid Stimulating Hormone TSIThyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin THYTotal Thyroxine TRITotal Triiodothyronine TRATSH Receptor Antibody

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