THE THYROID PROFILE FREE TEST MEASURES THE LEVELS OF THREE KEY HORMONES: FREE T3, FREE T4, AND TSH, IN THE BLOOD. THIS TEST HELPS ASSESS THE FUNCTION OF THE THYROID GLAND, DIAGNOSING CONDITIONS LIKE HYPERTHYROIDISM (OVERACTIVE THYROID) OR HYPOTHYROIDISM (UNDERACTIVE THYROID). ITS USEFUL FOR MONITORING TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND IDENTIFYING THOSE AT RISK DUE TO FAMILY HISTORY, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, OR IODINE DEFICIENCY.

THE ANTI-THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY (ANTI-TG) TEST MEASURES ANTIBODIES PRODUCED BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AGAINST THYROGLOBULIN, A PROTEIN FOUND IN THE THYROID GLAND. ELEVATED LEVELS OF ANTI-TG ANTIBODIES CAN INDICATE AN AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISORDER, SUCH AS HASHIMOTOS THYROIDITIS, WHERE THE BODYS IMMUNE SYSTEM MISTAKENLY ATTACKS THE THYROID GLAND. THIS TEST IS OFTEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER THYROID FUNCTION TESTS TO DIAGNOSE AND MONITOR THYROID CONDITIONS.