Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Test

$49

Testing your hormones starts with a simple TSH blood test.

Your thyroid is essential to your overall health and wellbeing. Thyroid hormones influence everything from your heart rate to how quickly your body burns calories. They can also influence factors as subtle as your mood or as vital as your fertility.

This TSH blood test measures thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which stimulates the thyroid to produce two additional hormones, T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine), both of which play a critical role in controlling the body’s metabolism. Typically, low or high TSH levels indicate potential problems related to the function of your thyroid.

Test Details

Sample Type: Blood

Age: 18+

HSA/FSA: Accepted

Collection Method: In person at a Labcorp location

Results: 1 day from when your sample arrives at our lab

Preparation: If you’re taking a supplement containing biotin (also called vitamin B7 or B8, vitamin H, or coenzyme R), commonly found in products promoting nail, skin and hair health, it is recommended that you wait at least 72 hours from your last dose before sample collection.

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Never been tested?

More than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime; up to 60 percent of those with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition.²

Trying to get pregnant?

Women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems.

Women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems.

Hypothyroidism is a leading cause of difficulty in achieving and maintaining pregnancy.²

Unexplained health issues?

Undiagnosed thyroid disease may put you at risk for certain serious conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and infertility.²

Undiagnosed thyroid disease may put you at risk for certain serious conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and infertility.²

Most thyroid conditions can be managed with medication.

1. Testing.com. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). Testing.com website. Updated November 09, 2021. Accessed October 26, 2022. https://www.testing.com/tests/thyroid-stimulating-hormone-tsh/

2. American Thyroid Association. General Information/Press Room. American Thyroid Association website. Accessed October 26, 2022. www.thyroid.org/media-main/press-room/

What's Tested

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

A hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine), two hormones that play critical roles in controlling the body’s metabolism.

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Purchase Your Test

Simply purchase this test online. A healthcare provider will review and approve your test requests; no healthcare provider visit is required.

Provide Your Sample

Visit a Labcorp location near you for sample collection. Visits may be scheduled online.

Get Your Results

View your easy-to-read results online in your Labcorp Patient™ account, including Linked Accounts. For certain results that require prompt attention, you will also be contacted by phone or mail.

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FAQ

Visit the Labcorp OnDemand website to browse and purchase laboratory tests and create your Labcorp OnDemand account. All Labcorp OnDemand testing requires a healthcare provider order; for your convenience, Labcorp OnDemand has contracted with PWNHealth LLC and its affiliated professional entities (collectively, PWNHealth) to provide healthcare provider services. Visit a Labcorp location for sample collection; or, if using an at-home kit, collect your sample yourself. We’ll let you know when your results are ready to be accessed through your Labcorp OnDemand account or through your Labcorp Patient account.

Your results will be provided to you through our secure online portal to view or print. Results are also provided to PWNHealth, which provides professional healthcare provider services for OnDemand tests. If you are accessing your results through your Labcorp Patient account, all users linked to the account will have access to all OnDemand test results. Results may also be provided to a local, state, or federal health authority, but only when legally required. For example, many states require the testing laboratory and healthcare provider to report test results for certain communicable diseases, such as sexually transmitted diseases or COVID-19, to local or state health departments.

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