Instructions. 1  Put the eggs in a pan of cold water: Place 6 cold eggs in a saucepan and fill with cold water, covering the eggs by an inch. 2  Bring the water to a rolling boil: Set the pan over high heat and bring the water to a boil, uncovered.3  Turn off the heat and cover the pan.nstructions. 1  Put the eggs in a pan of cold water: Place 6 cold eggs in a saucepan and fill with cold water, covering the eggs by an inch. 2  Bring the water to a rolling boil: Set the pan over high heat and bring the water to a boil, uncovered. 3  The water should come to a full, rolling boil.
It makes thyroid-stimulating hormone, or TSH, which tells the thyroid gland how much T4 and T3 to produce. The TSH level in your blood reveals how much T4 your pituitary gland is asking your thyroid gland to make. If your TSH levels are abnormally high, it could mean you have an underactive thyroid, or hypothyroidism. âTSH levels go in the opposite direction of your thyroid hormone,â Dr. Doria-Medina explains.
T3 and T4 test. If TSH levels are low, another blood test is performed to measure T3 and T4. Elevated levels of free T4âthe portion of thyroid hormone not attached to thyroid-binding proteinâconfirm the diagnosis. Rarely, in a woman with hyperthyroidism, free T4 levels can be normal but T3 levels are high.