TSH

MeasuredEssential

The pituitary signal telling your thyroid to work harder or ease off.

The single most sensitive thyroid test — it moves before the others do.

Part of

How we rate it — Essential

Defensible in a routine adult check-up.

This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.

Check-ups that include it

In 62 of the 78check-ups we track — 79%. Cheapest first.

and 50 more.

Also sold as

Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.

thyroid stimulating hormone · tsh · tsh 3rd generation · tsh total · tsh ultra sensitive · tsh ultrasensitive

Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.