Dr. Westin Childs Podcast: Thyroid | Weight Loss | Hormones

Today is episode #19 and it's all about TRH and TSH and how these two hormones impact thyroid function. You're probably already familiar with TSH which stands for thyroid stimulating hormone. TRH stands for thyrotropic releasing hormone and it is secreted by the hypothalamus. The job of TRH is to stimulate the pituitary gland to produce TSH which then acts on your thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone. Problems with TRH may result in decreased TSH production which may cause falsely low levels of TSH and thyroid hormone in the body. The problem here is that with dysregulated TRH you still have the symptoms of hypothyroidism even though your TSH and free thyroid hormone levels look "normal". This means many people with TRH related issues may be misdiagnosed as "normal" even though they really do have thyroid problems. So what causes TRH dysfunction? I've listed 5 of the major causes below and you will find that they are quite common: #1. High stress or high cortisol. - Highly stressful situat