Find out where to get a Thyroid Blood Test (Thyroid Function Test) in San Mauro Forte. Compare details and costs for a Thyroid Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Piazza Cavour, 27 70024 Gravina in Puglia (BA)
24.5 km
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Via Francesco Santamaria, snc 74013 Ginosa (TA)
27.3 km
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Via Scipione Ronchetti, 15 70022 Altamura (BA)
28.3 km
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Via A. De Gasperi, 78 76014 Spinazzola (BAT)
34.4 km
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Viale Jonio, snc 74025 Marina di Ginosa (TA)
27.3 km
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Via Risorgimento, 150 74017 Mottola (TA)
42.5 km
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Via Aldo Moro, 2 CAP 85028 PZ Rionero In Vulture (Potenza)
42.9 km
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Piazza Umberto I, 32, 70020 Bitetto BA, Italia
46.1 km
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Via Brindisi, 9 74016 Massafra (TA)
45.7 km
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Via Nicola Baratta, 7, 87012 Castrovillari CS, Italia
46.8 km
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Our body contains several important endocrine glands that help regulate its metabolism and other functions that are required for us to function properly. The thyroid gland is one of such principal...
Blood tests for thyroid hormone levels provide the information necessary to keep the levels within the normal range and decide on appropriate individualized therapy for a patient according to his specific condition. If the patient is diagnosed with low thyroid levels (hypothyroidism), a TSH test is opted once a year to check that levels are within the normal range. If the levels are higher (hyperthyroidism), TSH and T4 (FT4) levels will be assessed, and the frequency of testing will depend on the selected treatment.
Biotin supplements can lead to false positive results if it is not discontinued two days before the scheduled thyroid tests.
The thyroid antibody test is a test that is used to measure antibodies produced in the body against the thyroid gland. This test is specifically for autoimmune diseases of the thyroid. Another test is radioactive iodine uptake, which measures whether your thyroid gland is absorbing Iodine (the precursor to the formation of thyroid hormone) or not. This test is beneficial in the case of hyperthyroidism.