This post takes a closer look at the “ultrashort feedback loop,” the biological mechanism by which the TSHR stimulating antibody (TSAb) can oversuppress TSH in any autoimmune hypothyroid patient. TSHR ANTIBODY EFFECTS ON MANY ORGANS As most people know, in… Read More ›
Thyroid Autoimmunity
TSH “can be very misleading” during thyroid therapy, say researchers
How many treated hypothyroid patients’ TSH has fallen below range even when both their thyroid hormones are in normal range and when they have no symptoms or signs of hyperactivity or hypermetabolism? In my observation on thyroid patient forums, the… Read More ›
Thyrotoxicosis? Many factors can lower TSH
Many substances and health factors can, independently of thyroid hormones, lower TSH secretion significantly. These factors are not listed in Braverman & Cooper’s chapter on thyrotoxicosis in Werner & Ingbar’s The Thyroid textbook, 10th edition 2013, because their chapter avoids… Read More ›
TSHR Antibodies can distort TSH secretion
There’s an underestimated, under-studied TSH feedback loop that almost nobody talks about. By means of acting on this feedback loop, a thyroid antibody may have a direct effect on TSH secretion as well as our T4 and T3 levels. This… Read More ›
BIBLIO: Atrophic Thyroiditis
We have compiled a bibliography on Atrophic Thyroiditis and the TSHR antibody that is continually under development. 127 items exist in the bibliography as of December 2018 Screenshot The database is in a Google Spreadsheet. Click this link to access… Read More ›
The THIRD type of autoimmune thyroid disease: Atrophic Thyroiditis
Do you know about the THIRD type of autoimmune thyroid disease? Atrophic Thyroiditis causes hypothyroidism, but it’s NOT Hashimoto’s. Myths and lack of knowledge Most doctors and patients have never heard about Atrophic Thyroiditis (AT). That’s because it’s not taught… Read More ›
REVIEW: Autoimmune thyroid disease in Coeliac patients
A 2018 research study recruited 341 coeliac [celiac] disease patients and found that 91 of them (26.6%) had at least one autoimmune disease. Among those 91 patients, 44 patients (48.4%) also had a diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease. These coeliac… Read More ›
When is Low TSH not hyperthyroidism?
Q: When is a low TSH not hyperthyroidism? The answer is huge — in central hypothyroidism, in low T3 syndrome, in the first trimester of pregnancy… AND in cases where thyroid therapy achieves euthyroid status without causing tissue thyrotoxicosis. In… Read More ›