DUTCH Cycle Mapping:

Women struggling with infertility

Women with cycling hormones and no menses:

Partial hysterectomy (ovaries intact but no uterus) 

Ablations

Mirena IUD (no actual menstrual bleeding due to IUD but still has hormonal symptoms) 

Women with irregular cycles:

PCOS

If the luteal phase shifts from month-to-month

Not sure when to test due to long or short cycles 

Women whose hormonal symptoms tend to fluctuate throughout the cycle:

PMS, mid-cycle spotting, migraines, etc.

DUTCH Complete

Women

Depression

Fatigue

Low libido

Menopause

Mood swings

Premenstrual symptoms (PMS)

Weight gain

This panel includes DUTCH Cycle Mapping™ & DUTCH Complete™. Please see individual tests for full details.

Overview

DUTCH Cycle Mapping:

For some women, testing reproductive hormones (progesterone, estrogen, etc.) on a single day is sufficient. In other scenarios, the clinical picture cannot be properly captured without “mapping” out the hormonal pattern throughout their menstrual cycle. The expected pattern of hormones shows relatively low estrogen levels early in the cycle, a surge around ovulation and modest levels in the latter third of the cycle (the luteal phase). Progesterone levels, on the other hand, stay relatively low until after ovulation. After ovulation levels ideally increase (>10-fold) and then drop back down at the end of the cycle. A disruption in this cycle can lead to infertility or hormonal imbalance.

This test does not require a 24-hour urine collection, making it more practical and convenient for patients to take. In addition to their inconvenience, 24 -Hour urine collections are often collected incorrectly or incompletely, and the volume must be accurately measured by patients. Instead, results are reported per mg of creatinine with adjustments made for sex, age, height, and weight, which gives a very strong correlation to 24-hour values.

DUTCH Complete:

This advanced hormone testing was developed to improve on the available hormone testing options. DUTCH offers the most extensive profile of sex and adrenal hormones along with their metabolites. Additionally, the daily (diurnal) pattern of free cortisol is included along with melatonin. This unique combination of clinical information is not available by any other method. 

Millions of women suffer from hormonal imbalances. Identifying the root cause of chronic health issues is certainly correctable, but only if properly identified. The dried urine collection process is great for baseline measurements of women with hormonal imbalances and for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) monitoring.

This panel includes DUTCH Cycle Mapping™ & DUTCH Complete™. Please see individual tests for full details.

Practical

Sample required:

DUTCH Cycle Mapping & DUTCH Complete:

Dried urine

Turnaround time:

Maximum of 21 days

This panel includes DUTCH Cycle Mapping™ & DUTCH Complete™. Please see individual tests for full details.

Research

This panel includes DUTCH Cycle Mapping™ & DUTCH Complete™. Please see individual tests for full details.