Thyrotropin 13μIU/ml is high and abnormal.
Thyrotropin is an important hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, which can stimulate the development of thyroid cells, and also synthesize and secrete thyroid hormones, which can be used to determine the function of the thyroid gland, as well as to measure the function of the pituitary gland and to diagnose hypothalamic diseases.
The normal range of thyroid stimulating hormone is 0.35 to 5.5 μIU/ml, so a thyroid stimulating hormone of 13 μIU/ml is high and abnormal. The presence of elevated thyroid stimulating hormone is considered to be caused by diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, simple goiter, and hyperadenopituitarism.
Thyroid stimulating hormone is high and thyroid hormone level is normal when considering subclinical hypothyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism patients, if the blood thyroid stimulating hormone water is not more than 10 μIU / ml, not accompanied by hyperlipidemia and other conditions, generally do not need to take oral levothyroxine sodium.
If the thyrotropin hormone is high more than 10μIU/ml and the thyroid hormone level is reduced, accompanied by hyperlipidemia, it is considered to be hypothyroidism, and levothyroxine sodium replacement therapy is usually needed.
In the case of abnormal thyrotropin values, it is recommended to go to the hospital and ask the doctor to make a judgment.