The STTM Basic Thyroid Panel was developed through a partnership with Janie Bowthorpe, leading Thyroid activist, best selling author and media personality and founder of StoptheThyroidMadness.com.

HealthCheckUSA has partnered directly with Janie Bowthorpe and others at Stop the Thyroid Madness to develop specific packages and test options that will assist Stop the Thyroid Madness members in managing their condition and taking control of their health.

HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without their doctor.

STTM Basic Thyroid Panel

This group of tests would typically cost $325 from your local doctor or hospital lab. At $85.00, that’s a savings of $240!

TSH is produced by the pituitary gland and is part of the body’s feedback system to maintain stable amounts of the thyroid hormones T4 and T3 in the blood. When concentrations decrease in the blood, the pituitary is stimulated to release TSH. The TSH in turn stimulates the production and release of T4 and T3 by the thyroid gland. When the system is functioning normally, thyroid production turns on and off to maintain constant blood thyroid hormone levels.

Free T4 measures the free, unbound thyroxine levels in your bloodstream. Free T4 is typically elevated in hyperthyroidism, and lowered in hypothyroidism. Free T4 levels represent the level of hormone available for uptake and use by cells. T4 is the storage form of thyroid hormone, called levothyroxine or l-thyroxine, and it’s “main” purpose is to convert to the active hormone T3. Because the free levels of T4 represent immediately available hormone, free T4 is thought to better reflect the patient’s hormonal status than total T4.

Free T3 measures the free, unbound levels of triiodothyronine in your bloodstream. T3 is the active thyroid hormone, also called triiodothyronine, and can be the most important lab you will do. Free T3 is considered more accurate than Total T3. Free T3 is typically elevated in hyperthyroidism, and lowered in hypothyroidism.

Thyroid Test Recommendations
We recommend a thyroid test for anyone who:

• has a family member with thyroid disease,
• has been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome
• is a woman in or near menopause,
• has recently given birth,
• has other pituitary or endocrine disease, or
• is experiencing symptoms of thyroid disease.

When Should You Suspect Your Thyroid?

Your thyroid gland regulates all cells in your body and the rate at which they should function. Too little hormone, called hypothyroidism, puts you into a dragging slowdown. This is a problem for more than 10 million Americans – of whom 8 million don’t know it. Too much hormone, called hyperthyroidism, increases your momentum. This problem affects some 4.5 million Americans, but at least 600,000 of them have yet to be diagnosed.

Thyroid disease symptoms cover quite a range, and if you suspect that you or a loved one is suffering from one of these disorders, you should consider a thyroid test or thyroid tests. Here are some thyroid disease symptoms:

• fatigue or depression,
• enlargement of the thyroid gland or discomfort in the neck area,
• weight change,
• pregnancy problems,
• always feeling too hot or too cold,
• heart rate or blood pressure irregularities,
• digestive problems like diarrhea and more frequent bowel movements and urination, and/or
• muscle and joint fatigue.

Of course, this is not a comprehensive thyroid disease symptom list, and we encourage people who have questions about thyroid disease to consult their doctor or simply order a thyroid test or a few select thyroid tests to get some answers.

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HealthCheckUSA has packages that make it simple for consumers to measure, monitor, and improve their health by being able to order their own lab tests without a doctor’s order. HealthCheckUSA serves customers without insurance, have high deductible insurance plans, and taking control of their health because their doctor won’t order the test.

The blood tests available through HealthCheckUSA are the same medically accepted lab tests ordered by doctors for their patients. The blood tests are analyzed by an accredited medical reference laboratory. The results are confidential, and are available by fax to you or your doctor, or by mail to you (please allow 10 working days for mailing). Results are also available on the HealthCheckUSA Web site within 3-4 business days. An information sheet with an explanation of each test, including normal reference ranges, accompanies all results.

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