Thyrotropic hormone is a hormone that is produced in the brain in the pituitary gland. Getting into the blood, it stimulates the synthesis of thyroid hormones - triiodothyronine and thyroxine and helps fatty acids "free" from fat cells. Therefore, if the hormone TSH is elevated, a person may have problems with the thyroid gland or hypothalamus.
The causes of increase in the hormone TTG
Thyrotropic hormones react first to decrease thyroid function. Therefore, TSH may be elevated in some forms of inflammation of the thyroid or decompensated adrenal insufficiency (primary). This phenomenon is also observed after removal of the gallbladder, lead poisoning or hemodialysis. But more often the reasons of that the hormone TTG are raised or increased:
- severe physical and mental illness;
- a pituitary tumor;
- tirotropinoma;
- syndrome of resistance to thyroid hormones;
- subacute thyroiditis;
- syndrome of unregulated thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion;
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis;
- cholecystectomy;
- severe gestosis.
In addition, elevated levels of the hormone TSH may result from the administration of certain medications, for example, beta-blockers, neuroleptics, iodides or prednisolone.
In women, an elevated hormone TSH can be detected during pregnancy. In this case, it does not always indicate a pathology. In this way, the body of a pregnant woman simply tries to cope with the rapidly increasing burden on him.
Symptoms of increasing the hormone TTG
If the hormone TSH is elevated, it is manifested by the following symptoms:
- thickening of the neck (mainly in pregnant women);
- general weakness;
- fast fatigue ;
- sleep disturbance;
- mental retardation;
- swelling of the face and extremities;
- apathy;
- pallor of the skin;
- nausea;
- constipation.
Typical for this phenomenon and the development of obesity, which is difficult to correct, as well as lower body temperature.
If you find that you have elevated thyroid hormone and do not take medical measures, the negative consequences will not keep you waiting: you may develop hypothyroidism , and the condition or disease that caused the increase in TSH level will worsen.
Treatment at an elevated level of a hormone TTG
Some people, seeing that they have elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone TSH, begin independent treatment with hormonal drugs. This in any case can not be done! Also, do not be tempted to "heal grass".
Earlier, when the hormone TTG was elevated, the treatment used a natural dried and ground thyroid of animals. Now she rarely uses it. If TTG is high and its value is from 7.1 to> 75 μIU / ml, the patient will be prescribed therapy, which includes taking a synthetic thyroxine (T4). Unlike an animal, a synthetic drug is a cleaner product and has a constant level of activity. Since the activity of thyroxine in all patients is different, which one
Treatment always begins with small doses of thyroxine, which gradually increase until the patient's blood will not have the norm of T4 and TTG. Even after completing the medication, the patient is given annual medical checks to make sure that the hormone levels are in the normal range.
At pregnancy correction of a hormonal background at raised or increased TTG is necessary, if level of a hormone more than 7 mЕд / л. Most often, women are assigned synthetic analogues of thyroxine (Eutirox or L-thyroxine) and iodine preparations.