DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones. The DUTCH Test is a comprehensive functional hormone test. It combines saliva and urine testing for a more complete picture of hormone levels as well as metabolites. In addition, it also includes an Organic Acid Test which tests additional metabolic processes that can provide insight into nutritional deficiencies, oxidative stress, gut dysbiosis, melatonin, neuroinflammation, and more.
Pros:
Easy to test
Usually can test from home
Measures free hormone levels
Can compare hormone levels throughout a period of time
Measures how much hormone your cells used
Measures metabolites
Indicates how your body is using the hormones
Indicates if there are dangerous deficiencies
Includes an Organic Acid Test
Cons:
Results take time. Not to be used in an emergency.
Takeaway:
Very thorough lab for hormones, metabolites, nutritional deficiencies, gut health, and more.
An important, comprehensive test for anyone in hormonal transition.
To learn about different types of hormone tests you can see my previous post here.
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You can see a sample DUTCH Test for a woman here:
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