Essential Thyroid

Product code: HOR42

Category: Hormones

Category: Thyroid

The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland that sits behind and below Adam’s apple. A wide range of factors from hormone imbalances to mineral deficiencies and environmental pollutants can interfere with thyroid production, leading to health problems. This test is a finger prick blood spot test convenient to undertake at home. Levels of key thyroid hormones can indicate whether there is a thyroid imbalance. These include: TSH Produced by the pituitary gland, TSH acts on the thyroid gland to stimulate the production of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4). Free T4 – Thyroxine

The predominant hormone produced by the thyroid gland, T4 is converted to its active form, T3, within cells. Free T3 – Triiodothyronine T3 is the active thyroid hormone that regulates the metabolic activity of cells. TPOab – Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Thyroid peroxidase is an enzyme involved in thyroid hormone production. The body produces antibodies, including TPOab, that attack the thyroid gland in autoimmune thyroiditis and Hashimoto’s. Testing TPOab levels can diagnose these conditions.