DUTCH CYCLE MAPPING For Women

Test your levels of oestrogen and progesterone at different points throughout your cycle to map your follicular, ovulatory and luteal phases. Suitable and suggested for those with irregular cycles or no periods, that is not due to menopause.

 

 

 

 

DUTCH CYCLE MAPPING For Women

Test your levels of oestrogen and progesterone at different points throughout your cycle to map your follicular, ovulatory and luteal phases. Suitable and suggested for those with irregular cycles or no periods, that is not due to menopause.

 

 

 

 

What is the DUTCH test?

The DUTCH test is a Dried Urine test for Comprehensive Hormones.

It can help identify the root causes of hormone imbalances in women. The test includes markers providing information about reproductive hormones; oestrogen and progesterone.

What does the DUTCH Sex Hormone Test cover?

If you have irregular cycles or no periods then you may need to do the DUTCH test with cycle mapping as a single day hormone test may be insufficient. The DUTCH cycle mapping allows for the hormonal pattern to be “mapped” out throughout the menstrual cycle.

This means that both oestrogen and progesterone measurements are taken throughout the cycle, with nine targeted measurements taken so that the follicular, ovulatory and luteal phases can be mapped. Ideally the cycle would show lower oestrogen levels at the early part of the cycle, with a surge around ovulation and then this dropping in the luteal phase of the cycle. Progesterone levels should rise significantly after ovulation and drop back down after your period. Disruptions in these key hormones can result in infertility or other conditions related to hormone imbalance.

Adding in the cycle mapping would be recommended in the following cases:

  • Infertility
  • Irregular cycles
  • PCOS
  • If you have cycling hormones but no periods
  • Partial hysterectomy (ovaries intact but no uterus)
  • Luteal phase shifting month to month
  • Long or short cycles and hence unsure when to test
  • Ablations
  • PMS
  • Mid-cycle spotting
  • Migraines

When cycle mapping would not be required:

  • Postmenopausal
  • Regular cycles
  • Women on birth control

Hormones work synergistically so understanding the ratios and balance is key to addressing any imbalances. This report provides a graphical representation so that any breakdown pathways can be easily understood.

At Smart Nutrition we pride ourselves in offering the best cost possible for the DUTCH complete adrenal and sex hormone panel for women.

 

NOTE: This panel just covers the above. If you are looking for cortisol and cortisone metabolites, free cortisol and cortisone daily patterns with organic acids then please look up DUTCH Complete or DUTCH Plus with cycle mapping. .

 

 

The DUTCH Sex Hormone Test for Women measures the key female hormones oestrogen and progesterone.

Oestrogen and progesterone 

This test is suitable for any women wanting to investigate possible hormonal imbalances or hormone related conditions such as:

  • Infertility
  • PCOS – polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Amenorrhea  – no periods but not due to menopause
  • Irregular cycles
  • Anovulatory cycle – not ovulating
  • Partial hysterectomy (ovaries intact but no uterus)
  • Luteal phase shifting month to month
  • Long or short cycles and hence unsure when to test
  • Ablations
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Mid-cycle spotting
  • Migraines

 

  • a-Pregnanediol
  • a-Pregnanediol x 9
  • b-Pregnanediol
  • b-pregnanediol x 9
  • Estradiol x 9

 

DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones – it’s a urine hormone test.

The DUTCH test is simple and easy to do. Urine samples are taken using filter paper, making the test suitable for use at home.

 

Before taking the DUTCH test female patients must have gone through puberty and have a menstrual cycle.

Please read the instructions that are included with the DUTCH test. The instructions explain the collection schedule for women with regular and irregular periods, no periods, and peri-menopausal women.

48 hours prior to sample collection you will need to avoid the following foods: avocados, bananas and fava beans.

Some supplements may impact the result. If you take any of the following, please let your practitioner know: tyrosine, L-Dopa, D,L-Phenylalanine (DLPA), mucuna and quercetin.

 

 

15 years and above.

 

 

Please return using the pre paid label and shipping instructions included with your test kit.

 

 

14 working days.

 

Your test results will be emailed to you.

 

What if I miss a collection?
Simply collect the sample as instructed the following day. All samples do not need to be collected in one 24-hour period.

Do I have to take the samples in the order listed?
No, they can be collected in a different order. If you wish you may start with sample #3, followed by #4, #1 & #2. If you begin with #3, collect the extra sample if you wake and urinate in the night.

How long can I keep the dried samples before sending them in?
While hormone levels are very stable in dried samples, they should be sent back as soon as possible. If you have to wait to send them in, place in freezer (in plastic bag) after drying.

Do I need to stop taking my hormones for this test?
This test is built to test patients “on” their hormones. Our suggestion is to follow the Hormone Schedule (listed previously), and any specific instructions given by your provider.

What if my sleep schedule is abnormal (night workers, etc.)?
Collect the bedtime sample (#2) before your longest stretch of sleep, the waking sample (#3) after this sleeping period, and sample #4 two hours later. The dinnertime sample (#1) should be collected 4-7 hours before bed.

What if I am unable to urinate at the specific time?
Simply drink some fluids and go as soon as you are able.

When is best to test after coming off the pill?

It’s advisable to wait three cycles before testing after you’ve come off the pill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DUTCH CYCLE MAPPING For Women

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Please do not return samples to the laboratories that may arrive after Wednesday 27th March and up to and including Monday 2nd April.

The laboratories are closed from the 28th March – 2nd April for the Easter Holiday.