HORMONE TESTING

Millions of women and men suffer from hormone imbalances. It can present as menopause, weight gain, fatigue, low libido, premenstrual symptoms (PMS), mood swings, or depression. Our doctors are able to treat the root cause of what you’re experiencing, but only with proper detection.

We utilize hormone testing to optimize hormone health and address hormone-related symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and mood swings.

Our testing maps the progesterone and estrogen pattern throughout the menstrual cycle. It provides the full picture of a woman’s cycle to answer important questions for patients with month-long symptoms, infertility, and PCOS. Nine targeted estrogen and progesterone measurements are taken throughout the cycle to identify the follicular, ovulatory, and luteal phases.

DUTCH Complete

A comprehensive assessment of sex and adrenal hormones and their metabolites. This valuable tool can be used to optimize hormone health and address hormone-related symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and mood swings.

    • Fatigue or low energy

    • Fertility concerns

    • Hot flashes or night sweats

    • Low libido

    • PMS

    • Vaginal dryness

    • Weight gain

    • Abdominal weight gain

    • Brain fog

    • Decreased muscle mass

    • Erectile dysfunction or low libido

    • Fatigue or low energy

Included testing - can also be done as a standalone test:

  • Great for baseline hormone measurement, and provides insights into HRT monitoring with estrogen metabolites.

  • Provides free cortisol patterns that parallel saliva with the addition of metabolite measurements for an improved marker for total cortisol production.

DUTCH Plus

In addition to everything offered in the DUTCH Complete, the DUTCH Plus unlocks the Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR).

    • Fatigue or low energy

    • Fertility concerns

    • Hot flashes or night sweats

    • Low libido

    • PMS

    • Vaginal dryness

    • Weight gain

    • Abdominal weight gain

    • Brain fog

    • Decreased muscle mass

    • Erectile dysfunction or low libido

    • Fatigue or low energy

    • Chronic fatigue

    • Depression or anxiety, especially on waking

    • Fatigue, especially on waking

    • High-stress lifestyle

    • Insomnia

    • Loss of resiliency

Included testing - can also be done as a standalone test:

  • A saliva test that provides insight into adrenal function with details about a patient’s cortisol awakening response (CAR). The CAR acts as a mini-stress test by showing the rise and fall of cortisol immediately after waking.

    For all patients experiencing

    • Chronic fatigue

    • Depression or anxiety, especially on waking

    • Fatigue, especially on waking

    • High-stress lifestyle

    • Insomnia

    • Loss of resiliency

DUTCH Cycle Mapping

Maps the progesterone and estrogen pattern throughout the menstrual cycle. It provides the full picture of a woman’s cycle to answer important questions for female patients with month-long symptoms, irregular cycles, infertility, and PCOS. Nine (9) targeted estrogen and progesterone measurements are taken throughout the cycle to characterize the follicular, ovulatory, and luteal phases.

    • Ablations

    • Irregular cycles

    • Luteal phase defect

    • Mid-cycle spotting

    • Migraines

    • Mirena IUD (no menstrual bleeding due to IUD but still have hormonal symptoms)

    • Month-long hormonal symptoms

    • Mood swings that follow a cycle\]PMS

    • Partial hysterectomy

    • PMS

    • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

    • Trying to conceive (TTC)

DUTCH Cycle Mapping Plus

Combines the full picture of a woman’s cycle from DUTCH Cycle Mapping with the addition of salivary measurements of the Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) to provide a fuller assessment of hormone fluctuations, baseline stress response, and reflects a patient’s ability to cope with anticipated challenges.

    • Women struggling with infertility

    • Women with cycling hormones and no menses

    • Partial hysterectomy (ovaries intact but no uterus)

    • Ablations

    • 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.

    • Postmenopausal women

    • Women on birth control

    • Women with cycles that follow the expected pattern

 FAQs

  • Short answer is yes. The long answer is we don’t advise it. There are many testing options available, and many symptoms you may be experiencing could point to more than one test. Our naturopathic doctors are trained to dig to the root of the symptom to figure out the cause. To save you time, money and get you feeling better fast, we think it’s best to have an Initial Consult with one of our doctors first.

  • As always, it depends. Lots of insurance plans will allow you to claim tests under you Health Spending Account, others won’t. Please contact your insurance provider to get the right information.

  • Yes, you will require a follow-up appointment to review your test results.