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 5 of the 93 check-ups we track, 5%. Cheapest first.
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 total
Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.