All participants aged more than 18 years were from the stratified sample survey on thyroid diseases and type 2 diabetes in Shenyang city in 2007. In 2012, one community containing 623 subjects with ...

BACKGROUND: Prescribing of levothyroxine and rates of thyroid function testing may be sensitive to minor changes in the upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Some people believe that the upper limit should be lowered to 2.5 mIU/L. They believe that if you take groups of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subclinical hypothyroidism is a common disorder that ranges in prevalence from 1% to 10% in the U.S. adult ...

Your thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels are important for many bodily functions, like your metabolism, weight management, body temperature regulation, and muscle strength. TSH levels that are ...

(Reuters Health) - Older people may too often be diagnosed with an underactive thyroid and prescribed thyroid hormones, which can cause new troubles and expenses without improving their lives, ...

BACKGROUND: Screening in pregnancy for subclinical hypothyroidism, often defined as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) greater than 2.5 mIU/L or greater than 4.0 mIU/L, is controversial. We determined ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as discussed in making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how ...