Earlier this fall, Medscape Medical News spoke to endocrinologists Angela M. Leung, MD, and Karen Tsai, MD, on how to interpret abnormal results of thyroid hormone tests. To address some additional ...

Using levothyroxine to treat subclinical hypothyroidism should be considered on a patient-by-patient basis and be started only after at least two thyroid-stimulating-hormone (TSH) tests show an ...

Exhausted all the time? Here are the meds and other moves that can help. By Hallie Levine Your hormones—molecules that help ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with a higher TSH level in the first trimester of pregnancy have higher odds for gestational diabetes. The ...

Subclinical hypothyroidism is a mild form of hypothyroidism. It occurs when only one of two main thyroid levels is elevated. It doesn’t usually cause symptoms, and it’s unclear how or if it affects ...

Thyroid blood tests help figure out how well your thyroid gland is working. TSH helps the thyroid gland know when to make more thyroid hormones. Free T4 is the type of hormone that becomes active when ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with ADHD and higher TSH levels are more likely to have hyperactivity behaviors. Higher levels of serum ...

Levothyroxine is a frequently prescribed drug in the United States, particularly for older people, as lower thyroid function can be associated with aging. Questions remain over how appropriately it is ...