Can Seed Cycling Ease Menstrual Cycle Complications and Symptoms?
by Clinical Consulting Team
This post was updated with new research in January 2023. View the Latest Post Many healthcare providers look to DUTCH testing to help diagnose their…
Menopause for Men: What Does Low Estrogen Mean?
by Tim Hyatt, ND
If you are a male, you have likely heard or read about declining testosterone (low T). Testosterone production does decrease with age, but it can…
In Pursuit of Best Practice: Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
by Clinical Consulting Team
Doreen Saltiel, MD, JD, FACC is board certified in Internal Medicine and an Advanced Fellow in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Recently, she served as the…
8 Ways DUTCH Fits in with Your Telemedicine Practice
by Clinical Consulting Team
During these trying times, taking care of your patients is ESSENTIAL to their overall individual and collective health. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, many functional…
The Burnout Phenomenon
by Carrie Jones, ND, MPH
Traditional Doc’s are finally starting to get it! Workplace burnout (Z73.0) was added to ICD-101,and was defined as an occupational phenomenon, but not a medical…
YES! Urine testing can be used to monitor transdermal estrogen creams or gels
by Mark Newman, MS
In this blog, you will see the data that has led us to the following conclusions about monitoring transdermal estrogen: Serum and urine (DUTCH) testing…
Monitoring patients on transdermal testosterone replacement
by Mark Newman, MS
In our previous blog, “Yes! Urine Testing Can Be Used to Monitor Transdermal Estrogen Creams or Gels”, we concluded that transdermal estradiol is effectively monitored…
Why Assessing Progesterone Is Better with DUTCH
by Mark Newman, MS
In July of 2017, we had an excellent post from Dr. Schroeder about why we test cycling women within days 19-22 of their cycle. As…
Is Cortisol causing your patient to struggle with sleep in the middle of the night?
by Carrie Jones, ND, MPH
The DUTCH Plus now has the answer! When patients suffer from insomnia, the 5 salivary cortisol measurements on the DUTCH Plus may not be enough…
Estrogen and the Aging Brain
by Clinical Consulting Team
A growing body of research suggests estrogen levels throughout a woman’s life may influence her risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. In this case, more estrogen…
Metabolized Versus Free Cortisol: Understanding the Difference
by Carrie Jones, ND, MPH
The DUTCH Test™ is well-recognized for its reporting that is not available from other laboratories. The cortisol metabolites in the adrenal section are among the…
What Does “Waking (A)” Represent in the Daily Free Cortisol Pattern?
by Carrie Jones, ND, MPH
Is your patient interested in knowing what their cortisol levels are in the middle of the night? Do they suffer from insomnia or wake routinely…
