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

Levothyroxine (L-T4) and not dessiccated thyroid, is the preferred long-term replacement medication for hypothyroidism. A serum TSH result between 0.5 and 2.0 mIU/L is generally considered the ...

Eun Lee, MD 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 ...

Historically, the "quality" of a serum TSH method has been determined from a clinical benchmark - the assay's ability to discriminate euthyroid levels (~ 0.4 to 4.0 mIU/L) from the profoundly low ...