Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were raped and murdered, while her husband, Dr. William Petit, was injured during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut.
This signal is called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). As the name implies, this hormone stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormone and to grow in size. This abnormal growth in size produces what is termed a âgoiter.â Thus, iodine deficiency is one cause of goiter development. Wherever iodine deficiency is common, goiter will be common.
The thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test is considered by some physicians to be the primaryâand in some cases the onlyâtest you need to diagnose and manage your underactive or overactive thyroid, known as hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.