Find out where to get a Thyroid Blood Test (Thyroid Function Test) in Taormina. Compare details and costs for a Thyroid Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via Calderai, 85, 95014 Giarre CT, Italia
9.9 km
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Piazza Mancini Battaglia, 5, 95126 Catania CT, Italia
26.3 km
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Via Bronte, 44, 95125 Catania CT, Italia
26.3 km
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Viale Mario Rapisardi, 420, 95123 Catania CT, Italia
26.3 km
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Via Nazionale, 50, 95040 Camporotondo Etneo CT, Italia
24.8 km
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Via Libertà, 27, 98070 Longi ME, Italia
31.4 km
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Via Consolare Stradella, 98071 Capo d'Orlando ME, Italia
36.3 km
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Via Dante Alighieri 39, Palmi, RC, Italia 89015 Palmi (RC)
46.6 km
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Via Giovanni Bovi, 6, Palmi, RC, Italia 89015 Palmi (RC)
46.6 km
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Largo Milite Ignoto, 5D, 95040 Raddusa CT, Italia
48.7 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.