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What Is A Normal TSH Level ? by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Sun 14 Feb 2010 12:00am Oh, man, if I had a $1 for every time I have been asked this question ----- check out this article from HealBlog.net-----and for the record, my last TSH level was .155.......I'm a happy camper! Read on »

lump in neck with tsh level of 0.006 by DebnDav Posted Thu 04 Nov 2010 8:12pm Hey, I am a 41 yr old female with a past history of ovarian and uterine cancer. I just had a check up and my tsh was 0.006, and recently I found a lump as wide as my 3 fingers above my collar bone, i am really worried that my cancer has returned. See my dr in the morning for the lump, and see the new endo on the 15th. Help! worried! scared! Read on »

Is normal TSH too high? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:53pm ? This has proven a surprisingly knotty question that has generated a great deal of controversy. Thyroid stimulating hormone, or TSH, is now the most commonly used index... over the past 10 years has been what a normal TSH level is. In clinical practice, a TSH in the range of 0.4-5.0 mIU/L is considered normal. (Lower TSH is hyperthyroidism Read on »

TSH Results by Ciara .. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 12:35am As promised, my TSH results. You can see that my last one was taken on 6/13/08. My TSH is .7. What's interesting to note here is the unsteadiness of my levels. I..., but that could be because of my thyroid levels right now. I do have some hyperthyroid symptoms. I think I lose way more than the 100 strands they say a normal person would. I ran Read on »

THYROID: Really Low TSH likely OK in pregnancy by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 09 Apr 2010 11:35am advocated a preconception TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone--common test of thyroid function) of less that 2 (5 is considered "normal"). I usually feel best a 1.5 or below, so this was great news. But I remember one of my HARVARD endocrinologists yelling at me, saying I was going to have heart problems, etc, and refusing to let my TSH get lower than 5...while Read on »

"My Physician found my TSH was high, and started me on thyroid hormone. Why am I worried about this ? Isn't there more investig by Dr. Richard Guttler Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 2:05pm

1 Comment The answer to this Ask the Doctor email is yes. The finding of an elevated TSH or even a slowly increasing TSH over a few years is a clue to the onset of hypothyroidism. The abnormal TSH should be the starting point to investigate the cause of the failing thyroid and to evaluate the structure of the gland. TSH elevation even in the upper normal range has Read on »

The TSH Reference Range Wars by Jeffrey Dach MD by Jeffrey Dach MD Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Jan 0016 12:00am The TSH Reference Range Wars by Jeffrey Dach MD. For some inexplicable reason, modern medicine continues to argue within itself on the proper reference range for the TSH test (thyroid Stimulating Hormone).Changing the Reference Range for the TSH Here is a little history of the TSH reference range changes. 2002 - American Association of Cli ... Read on »

"My Physician found my TSH was high, and started me on thyroid hormone. Why am I worried about this ? Isn't there more inv by Dr. Richard Guttler Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm The answer to this Ask the Doctor email is yes. The finding of an elevated TSH or even a slowly increasing TSH over a few years is a clue to the onset of hypothyroidism. The abnormal TSH should be the starting point to investigate the cause of the failing thyroid and to evaluate the structure of the gland. TSH elevation even in the upper normal range has Read on »

elevated TSH by dragonflylady01 Posted Sun 27 May 2012 5:14am i had thyroid cancer back im 2006. since then it has been a battle to get my TSH under control. Ive been trying hard to lose weight lately but its been a real struggle. I saw my pcp and asked him to check my TSH. It came back over 30! Ive been extremly fatigued, to the point of mot being able to keep up with housework and hygiene. muscle amd join ... Read on »

Low TSH is Safe in bHRT by Yusuf Saleeby Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 22 Apr 2010 12:00am Is it safe for patients taking thyroxine to have a low but not suppressed serum TSH concentration? Graham Leese & Robert Flynn University of Dundee, Tayside, UK. For patients taking thyroxine replacement guidelines generally recommend aiming for a target TSH within the laboratory reference range. The evidence for this guidance is generally based Read on »