Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were raped and murdered, while her husband, Dr. William Petit, was injured during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut.
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.
Understanding and identifying the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), secreted by the head of the pituitary gland, is the gold standard for diagnosing hypothyroidism, which is linked to cardiac risk factors including: 1  Plasma homocysteine. 2  C-reactive protein (CRP) 3  Cholesterol levels.