Patients treated for overt hypothyroidism with the standard replacement therapy levothyroxine (LT4) often continue to show abnormal cholesterol levels despite normalization of thyroid stimulating ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 57 and just starting menopause. I was on birth-control pills for 40 years. I currently take no medications. My TSH level is slightly elevated (5.50) under the new standards. T3 ...

Older adults with apparent hypothyroidism may or may not need treatment. This second article about thyroid disease in older ...

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 ...

A new study finds that not only low but also high maternal thyroid hormone levels during early pregnancy may significantly lower the infant's IQ later in childhood. The study results suggest that the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mothers who give birth to babies with neonatal hypothyroidism tend to have higher levels of free thyroxine and ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio For patients taking long-term thyroxine ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am an 82-year-old woman in good health. I recently had labwork that showed my TSH level is 6.14. I was told ...

WASHINGTON--Thyroid hormone replacement therapy in older adults is associated with a higher risk of death compared with no treatment, a large study finds. The study results were accepted for ...