ATA Alliance for Thyroid Patient
Education
Through the work of the Patient
Education and Advocacy Committee, ATA has initiated the Alliance
of Thyroid Patient Societies. The Alliance supports patient
education and public awareness of thyroid disease.
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of the ATA e-news! We hope to keep you up to date with
the latest thyroid information!
THYROID Q & A
Is the TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
a good way to titrate my thyroid hormone therapy?
Yes, absolutely! Once you have been diagnosed with
hypothyroidism
and started on thyroid hormone therapy, the TSH blood test
is the best way to monitor your thyroid hormone replacement.
TSH is made in the pituitary and the blood levels reflect
how your own body is responding to the amount of thyroxine
in your blood. When thyroid hormone levels are low, the pituitary
gland increases secretion of TSH and indicates that your thyroxine
dose should be increased. If your TSH level is low, your thyroid
hormone dose is excessive and should be reduced. Read
more ...
Take a look at our Patient
Web Brochure Hypothyroidism to learn more about hypothyroidism
and how it is treated.
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Web Brochures and FAQS
The ATA Patient Web
Brochures and FAQS
are now available in web page format and PDF format for saving
and printing.
ATA Patient Web Brochures now available in Spanish include:
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