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Endocrine System
The endocrine system is made up of glands which control and coordinate body functions and maintain homeostasis inside the body.
2,103 Questions
Can you not have hypothyroidism even though you have a high TSH level?
Hi,
TSH is the hormone that stimulates the thyroid to release more T3/ T4 hormones (one is converted to the other). If T3 and T4 hormones get low, more TSH will be produced and the thyroid will release more T3/T4. So TSH can be high in response to a short-term dip in T3/T4 levels which can be caused by medicine or as the body's response to a virus or infection. www.about.com has some very good information about thyroid issues.
What is follicle stimulating hormone target tissue?
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) targets the ovaries in females and the testes in males. In females, FSH plays a key role in stimulating the growth and maturation of ovarian follicles, while in males, FSH is essential for the production of sperm in the testes.
Is 60 beats per minute a normal heart rate if you have hyperthyroidism?
A heart rate of 60 beats per minute is considered within the normal range for healthy adults.
It depends on what your normal heart rate is and where you are in your treatment (that is, how hyperthyroid are you? What are your FT3 levels?) 60 beats per minute sounds like a good thing to me.
The element essential for the production of thyroid hormones is?
An element that causes thyroid trouble is Iodine
Iodine
Which organ regulates the pituitary gland?
The hypothalamus in the brain regulates the pituitary gland.
What to do when TSH is high and T3 and T4 are normal?
Endocrinologists who specialize in thryoid patients know not to treat patients based only on lab values. A high TSH and normal TT3 and TT4 may indicate that there are not enough free hormones available. A FreeT3 and FreeT4 will better tell the story because inactive hormone will not be included in the results. High TSH and normal FT3 and FT4 may indicate either that your 'normal' falls outside the normal range, or that your pituitary is trying to turn your thyroid on and it is not consistently or reliably responding. It may be rollercoastering. TSH is a test that gives the average of thyroid production over several weeks. FT3 and FT4 or TT3 and TT4 tells you how much hormone is there today. If FT3 and FT4 are low one week, and high the next, the TSH results will reflect the middle/average of the two. These patients usually (tho not always) have autoimmune Hashimoto's Thyroiditis or are not eating properly.
Treatment: Some doctors choose Block and Replace therapy for these conditions. Others try to raise FT3 and FT4 levels until the patient is comfortable and TSH values seem more normal.
What is the hormone that tells your body that you have had enough to eat?
Serotonin which Controls mood, appetite, and sleep. Ghrelin which stimulates appetite, secretion of growth hormone from anterior pituitary gland Leptin which causes decrease of appetite and increase of metabolism.
the thyroid gland
What do you call the secretions of the ductless glands?
You call them hormones. Hormones are poured in the blood. They are transported by blood to give effect at some distant place in your body.
Which hormone in the adrenal gland control water and electolyte balance?
The hormone aldosterone helps maintain salt balance which is an ingredient in electrolyte. It does this by telling the kidneys to retain salt which then also then retains more water in the body.
Can cervical spondylosis affect heart or thyroid function?
yes, depending how severely & where the cervical spine is effected. how much & where the spinal cord is compressed......am i right?? any doctors agreeing ?
