TSH
Paul is an active advocate for thyroid patients through his regular blog posts, which offer a wealth of information that both relate to his books as well as current news and insights.
This tag will be used for those posts that discuss the TSH hormone from the pituitary gland. It will also be used for those posts that discuss TSH lab testing. In particular the current use of TSH will come under scrutiny in some blog posts.
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The Thyroid System- What You Need to Know (& what your doctor may not know) – YouTube Video Blog
By Paul Robinson |
My name is Paul Robinson. I am the author of three books on recovering from hypothyroidism: The Thyroid Patient's Manual, ...
Low TSH Does NOT Cause Bone Loss / Osteoporosis in Thyroid Treatment – Research
By Paul Robinson |
Many guidelines strongly caution against the risk associated with low TSH. Some doctors and thyroid patients have jumped to the ...
Only Free T3 (FT3) Tracks Changes in Symptoms During Thyroid Treatment – Research
By Paul Robinson |
Only FT3 tracks symptom improvement during treatment. This is a fairly recent and terrific piece of research that clearly places ...
Research Shows TSH Use Should be Scaled Back to a Supporting Role When Treating Thyroid Patients
By Paul Robinson |
The way TSH is currently used by endocrinologists and doctors treating thyroid patients is wrong. The way people are treated, ...
Chasing ‘Ideal’ Thyroid Hormone Lab Test Results is The Road to Nowhere for Thyroid Patients
By Paul Robinson |
During the 1970s the shift to a lab-test-centric model began. This involved the increasing amount of focus by doctors on ...
Thyroid Treatment Focused on Laboratory Test Results and Reference Ranges is Failing Thyroid Patients
By Paul Robinson |
Doctors who are focusing primarily on the laboratory testing of TSH, FT4, FT3, and who are satisfied when each lab ...
Is it Safe for TSH to Be Low or Suppressed on Thyroid Treatment – Research
By Paul Robinson |
I often get asked the question of whether it is safe to have zero (or suppressed TSH) when on T4/T3 ...
Using TSH to Manage Thyroid Treatment is a Flawed Idea – Research
By Paul Robinson |
This is undoubtedly one of the most important pieces of thyroid research done in the last ten years or so ...
Effect of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) on Conversion of T4 to T3
By Paul Robinson |
This post is really relevant to many thyroid patients who are trying to feel healthier by adding T4 or T3 medication to ...
Baseline Thyroid Hormone Testing for Young Adults?
By Paul Robinson |
I think all young people who have one or more parents who have thyroid disease ought to have baseline thyroid hormone ...
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