{"id":31580,"date":"2024-07-08T17:55:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T22:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/?p=31580"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T22:55:31","slug":"your-out-of-whack-hormones-and-the-dutch-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/08\/your-out-of-whack-hormones-and-the-dutch-test","title":{"rendered":"YOUR OUT-OF-WHACK HORMONES AND THE \u201cDUTCH\u201d TEST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let me start by saying that in real life, endocrinologists are probably nice people and not the arrogant, dismissive and too frequently rude specialists that have been reported to me by patients over the years. One of them, over at the mega-medical center a few blocks away is notorious for tossing into her wastebasket any patient\u2019s supply of natural thyroid and writing Synthroid instead. Most regard \u201cadrenal fatigue\u201d as a Google \u201cquack diagnosis\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I wasn\u2019t the least surprised by the supercilious answer given online to a patient writing to an endocrinologist for his opinion about the DUTCH test for hormones. His spoiler alert answer, \u201cIf you\u2019re concerned about your hormones, just come to a real endocrinologist\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I think the <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchtest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1.5.1-Sample-Report_DUTCH-Complete_Female.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DUTCH <\/a>is pretty amazing. DUTCH itself stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones. It was developed over a decade by Precision Analytical, a lab in Oregon. It had been discovered that samples of dried urine could retain your hormonal properties and allow a very complete picture of why, for example, you\u2019re experiencing PMS, severe cramps, afternoon exhaustion, brain fog, premenopausal hot flashes, a disappearing libido and any of two dozen more symptoms where you knew your hormones felt \u201cout of whack\u201d. Take a look at the sample report <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchtest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1.5.1-Sample-Report_DUTCH-Complete_Female.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. But remember, scroll down slowly, it is quite long. Your hormones are more complicated than you think. Well, maybe <strong>you<\/strong> know they\u2019re complicated but when you start telling your doctor, all you get is another prescription for birth control pills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main problem Precision has faced (in my opinion) is mainstream medicine. The clinical consultants for Precision are Naturopathic Doctors (to this day unlicensed in most States). Instead of trying to learn something from Naturopaths, M.D.\u2019s just slam the doors to them. The main practitioners who order the DUTCH are Functional and Integrative physicians, chiropractors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners. Interpreting the DUTCH report takes time, although the <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchtest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DUTCH website<\/a> has much to offer in educational material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Precision\/DUTCH also offers great <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchtest.com\/dutch-webinars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">webinars, <\/a>and if you are in the foothills of menopause, sign up for this one, conducted by Tori Hudson, N.D. Dr.Hudson is a Professor at several naturopathic medical colleges and owner of the Vitanica line of women\u2019s supplements. I took my first course from Tori in naturopathic approaches to women\u2019s health care in 1994 or so, and what an eye opener that was!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several DUTCH tests available, but the two most commonly used are the DUTCH Sex Hormone, DUTCH Complete (shown in example) which is $300 and the DUTCH PLUS, adding saliva for adrenal cortisol testing which is $400. Ask your <a href=\"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/our-practitioners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WholeHealth Chicago practitioner<\/a> which is best for your needs. You\u2019ll receive an email invoice from Rupahealth.com and when you pay the invoice, the test is FedExed to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an ideal world, you and your practitioner receive the results at the same time. Be sure to schedule a \u201cDUTCH Review\u201d, although it wouldn\u2019t hurt to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchtest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DUTCH website<\/a> for some self education beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a chuckle, show the test to your PCP or gyne and ask what she thinks. Okay, yes, that\u2019s being unnecessarily snarky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be well,<br><em>David Edelberg, MD<\/em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-d291f1ac-7fff-2749-55a0-579246bc0177\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(61, 71, 77); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me start by saying that in real life, endocrinologists are probably nice people and not the arrogant, dismissive and too frequently rude specialists that have been reported to me by patients over the years. 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