Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Key Takeaways High TSH levels usually mean the thyroid is underactive, which is called hypothyroidism.  TSH levels can change due to factors like age, sex, and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old woman in good health. I recently had labwork that showed my TSH level is 6.14. I was told that I would need thyroid medicine because eventually I would feel tired ...

Patients treated for overt hypothyroidism with the standard replacement therapy levothyroxine (LT4) often continue to show abnormal cholesterol levels despite normalization of thyroid stimulating ...

Thyroxine and L-thyroxine are two of the 10 most frequently prescribed medicinal products. "One large health insurance company ranks thyroid hormone at fourth place in the list of most-sold ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 71-year-old female in very good health. I have been taking a thyroid replacement since I was 12 years old. I currently take 125 mcg of thyroxine once daily, as well as 60 mg of ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. “For any patient with hypothyroidism, a TSH level ...

High TSH levels are known to induce thyroid hypertrophy. To determine the role of TSH in the development of thyroid cancer, Haymart et al. conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine the ...

My personal practice is to not treat people with high TSH, normal thyroxine and no symptoms unless the TSH levels are above 10. Treating people under 65 with TSH above 7 might also make sense. Some of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old woman in good health. I recently had labwork that showed my TSH level is 6.14. I was told that I would need thyroid medicine because eventually I would feel tired ...