The relationship between TSH, T3, and T4 is something that has been confusing thyroid patients for a long time so let’s clear the air. TSH stands for thyroid stimulating hormone and this is the test that most doctors use to check your thyroid. TSH is produced in the pituitary gland and it’s primary job is to stimulate the thyroid gland to produce T3 and T4. People often get confused about the TSH because a high TSH means you have low thyroid. This is because when your thyroid gland can’t produce enough thyroid hormone, your brain is yelling at it by increasing TSH but the thyroid gland never gets the message. So TSH will be high and T4 and T3 will be low in low thyroid states. The exact opposite happens in hyperthyroidism. In the hyperthyroid state your TSH will be low and your T3 will be high (T4 levels can be low or normal). #tsh #thyroid #freet3 #freet4 #thyroidstimulatinghormone

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