TSH test
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Analyze thyroid lab results using SPINA-Thyr
This post walks through the process of using the SPINA-Thyr to interpret thyroid lab test results. OVERVIEW SPINA-Thyr is a free diagnostic application developed by research endocrinologists who use it in peer-reviewed medical research. SPINA-Thyr has been in development since the late 1990s under the leadership of Dr. Johannes Dietrich, Specialist in internal medicine, endocrinology and…
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Inventor of thyroid hormone tests speaks out against TSH monotesting (2017 Video)
Testimony by Thyroid Scientist John E. Midgley to the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee, June 15, 2017 YOUTUBE LINK https://youtu.be/y99UDJIxdz8?t=42 MIDGLEY’S PUBLICATIONS http://thyroidpatients.ca/2019/03/15/publications-john-e-midgley-thyroid-scientist/ QUOTATIONS “Nearly 50 years ago my wife was a technician at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne In the Department of Medicine and Professor Reginald Hall who at that time was an…
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TSH silences thyroid patients
We hypothyroid patients on thyroid therapy have an argument to make about one of the secretions of the pituitary gland, the TSH. But you won’t let us speak. You have put the TSH in charge of monitoring our thyroid hormone medication dosage, and you won’t let any other measure, any other evidence, no matter how…
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They sought ONE lab test to rule them ALL
Two Lord of the Rings memes to add a little humor to a contentious topic. and
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The blindness of TSH to the most powerful thyroid hormone.
Standard therapy for hypothyroidism today is built on a myth of TSH omniscience. “Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is the most sensitive and specific test for the investigation and management of primary thyroid dysfunction” (1) If TSH is so “sensitive,” then why is TSH completely blind to blood levels of the most powerful thyroid hormone, T3,…