‘My gynecologist saved my life’
A second look at nodules in the thyroid found cancer.
Thyroid Disease
Go beyond TSH when testing for thyroid disease
Evaluating for thyroid disease requires measuring thyroid-stimulating hormone.
The Internet can’t tell if you have cancer
Patients should be encouraged to read up on their health, but make sure they are using reputable sources.
Use distilled water when taking thyroid medication
Minerals in tap and bottled water can deactivate some of the hormones in thyroid medication.
Updated guidelines for thyroid disease in pregnancy
The most recent guidelines discuss management of pregnant women with known and undisclosed thyroid conditions.
FDA warns of health risks with diabetes drug
Patients who take the diabetes drug liraglutide may be at increased risk for thyroid cancer and pancreatitis.
Hashimoto’s takes a toll unrelated to hypothyroidism
Women with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis suffer from a high symptom load that negatively affects their quality of life, even when thyroid function is normal, a new study suggests.
Laboratory evaluation of thyroid function
Blood tests can detect thyroid dysfunction, which can result in cardiac, GI, and menstrual disturbances as well as abnormalities in fetal neural development.
Thyroid dysfunction and the menstrual cycle
What is the mechanism by which thyroid dysfunction affects the menstrual cycle?—JULIA ARNETT, ANP, Newton, Mass. Thyroid dysfunction is associated with a range of menstrual abnormalities, including oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, and menorrhagia. Women with hypothyroidism may also be at increased risk of pregnancy loss. The connection between thyroid hormone levels and the menstrual cycle is mainly…
TSH in patients on thyroid replacement
As a newly graduated clinician, my supervising physician taught me that the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels of patients undergoing thyroid replacement therapy should be kept between 0.5 and 1.5 mU/L. Is this correct? I have since found no evidence in the literature to support or refute this advice.—ANA POPOCA-LOGUE, PA-C, San Diego Measuring TSH is…
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