What do you know about TSH testing?
TSH testing is used to:
- Diagnose a thyroid disorder in a person with symptoms
- Screen newborns for an underactive thyroid
- Monitor thyroid replacement therapy in people with hypothyroidism
- Monitor anti-thyroid treatment in people with hyperthyroidism
- Help diagnose and monitor infertility problems in women
- Help evaluate the function of the pituitary gland (occasionally)
- Screen adults for thyroid disorders, although expert opinions vary on who can benefit from screening and at what age to begin
