Sometimes you can hear complaints of people, most often women, who have been prescribed a blood test for thyroid hormone. Usually it sounds like this: “All doctors are reinsurers! I feel normal, I just work a lot, so there is fatigue. ” Another echoes: “Stupidity!”, While she is annoyed by the little things, often cries, looks for the reason for her condition in the indifference and callousness of others. "They are
treat not that! ” - picks up the third. They are not aware that
mood swings, fatigue, malfunctions of the internal organs - all this suggests that the thyroid gland is disrupted. Therefore, an examination is necessary.
The thyroid gland is an important part of the human endocrine system. It produces hormones that regulate the functioning of the nervous and immune systems, supplies the substances necessary for the functioning of the brain. And the normal state of the genitourinary system depends on it. Women with mastopathy notice that when they turn to a mammologist, they are immediately sent for a blood test for thyroid hormone.
Problems in the functioning of the thyroid gland are mainly caused by a lack or excess of iodine in the human body. In our country, on fingers you can count the places where this chemical element is abundant, that is, we are all at risk. Therefore, if the doctor has prescribed a blood test for thyroid hormone, do not delay.
It is naive to think that
iodized salt, which is sold in a store, can fill this gap. The fact is that with prolonged storage, iodine is destroyed by itself, and even more so with heat treatment. Sea salt can help, and then only if you season it with salads. Unfortunately, sea salt is expensive in our country, and fresh vegetables are also not always affordable for everyone. There are drugs with active iodine, this is a way out, but only for healthy people. So if there are suspicions, a blood test for thyroid hormone is definitely needed. After receiving the results and analyzing them, the doctor will decide if there are enough prophylactic drugs or if serious therapy should be started.
Now let's see what thyroid hormones are.
- TTG, the norm of which is 0.4-4.0 mU / l. This is an abbreviation for the name “thyroid-stimulating hormone or thyrotropin”, this hormone regulates the pituitary gland.
- Triiodothyronine (T3) - is responsible for oxygen metabolism in tissues (2.6 - 5.7 pmol / L).
- Thyroxine (T4) - protein synthesis (9.0-22.0 pmol / L).
A blood test for thyroid hormones also shows the presence of antibodies to thyroglobulin and thyroid peroxidase. You need to know these data in order not to panic right away. A full decryption in any case can only be done by a doctor.
A reliable picture can be seen when the procedure for taking blood for analysis was correct. To do this, you must stop taking hormonal drugs (exception - severe cases) for a month. Before delivery, do not take iodine for several days. Also, do not drink, smoke, or overwork physically and emotionally in a week. This all affects the readings. They donate blood in the morning, you can not eat before the procedure.