In general practice, serum TSH is the best indicator for detecting hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism and for monitoring treatments of thyroid disorders. This approach works, however, only if the ...

Peripheral hypothyroidism is a rare type that occurs outside the thyroid gland. Central hypothyroidism, which includes both ...

A 36-year-old man with a 6-month history of asthenia, impotence, loss of libido, polyuria, and polydipsia attended our department; he also reported needing to wake up twice at night to urinate and ...

When inappropriately low serum TSH levels are associated with subnormal free T 4 levels, hypothyroidism from a central origin should be investigated. New causes of CH, such as that following ...