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This signal is called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). As the name implies, this hormone stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormone and to grow in size. This abnormal growth in size produces what is termed a âgoiter.â Thus, iodine deficiency is one cause of goiter development. Wherever iodine deficiency is common, goiter will be common.
Your thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is produced by your pituitary gland, tells your brain when more thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) need to be produced, similar to how a thermostat on your heating system adjusts up and down to maintain a specific room temperature.