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Why Choose the DUTCH Cycle Mapping with Complete Test?
The DUTCH Cycle Mapping with Complete Test provides a detailed view of the hormonal patterns throughout the menstrual cycle, offering critical insights into oestrogen and progesterone fluctuations and their impact on overall health. By assessing sex and adrenal hormones alongside markers for oxidative stress, neurotransmitters, and vitamins, this test helps uncover the root causes of hormone-related symptoms and fertility challenges.
Who Should Get This Test Done?
- Women struggling with infertility or hormonal imbalances.
- Those with irregular cycles, partial hysterectomies (ovaries intact), or ablations.
- Individuals experiencing fluctuating hormonal symptoms, such as PMS, migraines, or mid-cycle spotting.
- Women with cycling hormones but no regular menses or those with variable luteal phases.
For Which Symptoms?
- PMS or mood swings
- Mid-cycle spotting or irregular periods
- Migraines linked to hormonal changes
- Infertility or difficulty conceiving
- Unexplained fluctuations in hormonal symptoms throughout the cycle
Which Health Issues Can This Test Help Prevent?
- Complications from undiagnosed hormonal imbalances, such as PCOS or irregular cycles.
- Fertility challenges by addressing root hormonal issues.
- Chronic symptoms like migraines or severe PMS caused by cycle irregularities.
What the DUTCH Cycle Mapping with Complete Test Analyses
- Hormonal Patterns:
- Maps oestrogen and progesterone throughout the cycle to identify imbalances.
- Comprehensive Hormone Analysis:
- Assesses 35 sex and adrenal hormones, including testosterone, DHEA, cortisol, and their metabolites.
- Daily Cortisol and Cortisone:
- Tracks stress response patterns.
- Oxidative Stress Marker:
- Includes 8-OHdG to evaluate oxidative damage.
- Organic Acids:
- Measures markers for vitamins (B12, B6, biotin), neurotransmitters (dopamine, norepinephrine/epinephrine), glutathione, neuroinflammation, and tryptophan metabolism.
When is This Test Not Suitable?
- Postmenopausal women.
- Women on birth control.
- Women with no cycle-specific symptoms or a consistent cycle (DUTCH Complete or Plus may be more appropriate—contact us for guidance).
Practitioner Support:
Once the results are sent out, schedule an appointment with a diagnostics-trained practitioner to help you understand and act on your results.
Add 45-minute session with a practitioner to review your test results £80