Elevated TSH levels in 2nd newborn screening?

[stephen73]

My wife and I were notified by our kid's Pediatrician that our three week old daughter had slightly elevated TSH levels in her 2nd newborn screening a week and a half ago. We've just moved to a new city within the last week so we're still in transition in setting up a new Pediatrician for our kids. So, in the interim, we were wondering what these elevated TSH levels might mean in her test results? There's a lot going on obviously with our new move but this has certainly made us pause in our concern. We will get her in to a Pediatrician this week but we were hoping to get a bit of insight into the situation as soon as we could. Any knowledge or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[estrelinha]

By the way , there is a Pediatric Endocrinology expert forum here, you can post your daughters values (TSH, free T3 and T4) and ask the doctor.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/173

[estrelinha]

High TSH means hypothyroidism, but if it's slightly elevated that can happen in new borns, but you need to look very close to see if your daughter doesn't have congenital hypothyroidism. Yes, you should go to the Pediatiatric doctor and ask him he's opinion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_hypothyroidism