The DUTCH Complete™ and DUTCH Plus® are one-day tests. DUTCH Cycle Mapping is designed to detail estradiol, estrone, and alpha- and beta pregnanediol (urinary progesterone markers) over the course of an entire menstrual cycle. DUTCH Cycle Mapping charts nine representative data points across the follicular, ovulatory, and luteal menstrual cycle phases. The nine chosen samples are determined based on variables like current cycle length, date the next menstrual cycle begins, provider documented preferences noted on the requisition form, and other factors. Please Note: Patients using cycle-suppressive therapies such as Lupron or oral contraceptives should be advised against doing DUTCH Cycle Mapping because these drugs decrease cyclic endogenous hormone production, which is what the DUTCH Cycle Mapping test measures.
This test is recommended when you are looking for information about:
• Females with symptomatic hormone shifts during the cycle
• Females, as part of a fertility workup
• Females who have menstrual cycle symptoms and who still have one or both ovaries and no uterus (partial hysterectomy)
• Females who have had an endometrial ablation and don’t cycle
• Perimenopausal females before beginning hormone replacement therapy
For female patients experiencing:
- Irregular cycles
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Luteal phase defect
- Trying to concieve
- Month-long hormonal symptoms
- Partial hysterectomy
- Ablations
- Mirena IUD (no menstrual bleeding due to IUD but still having hormonal symptoms)
- Mood swings that follow a cycle
- PMS
- Mid-cycle spotting
- Migraines
*This test is not intended for women on hormonal birth control.
This test kit does NOT include a consultation. If you would like to become a client and set up a consultation to review your results with a practitioner, please email our office at frontdesk@drkatrinackc.com