Suppressed Tsh

[Gillybabe]

Is TSH 0.62 suppressed please.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Nice to see a simple question.

No.

In most laboratory ranges that would be low in range.

[Gillybabe in reply to helvella]

Thank you for your answer helvella.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Gillybabe]

The meaning of "suppressed" varies. My take is that many years ago, when the TSH test was very much less sensitive, anything less than the test could measure was called suppressed. Now that the TSH is very much more sensitive, the term "suppressed" is up for grabs with a wide range of interpretations.

[Gillybabe in reply to helvella]

Thats very interesting.

[Baobabs in reply to helvella]

Pity interpretation is up for grabs as some medics appear to be using it as a 'weapon'.