DUTCH blog

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Metabolized Versus Free Cortisol: Understanding the Difference

By Carrie Jones, ND, MPH

The DUTCH Test™ is well-recognized for its ease-of-collection, coupled with comprehensive reporting that is not available from other laboratories. The cortisol metabolites in the adrenal…

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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…

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Why we test during days 19-22 of a 28-day cycle

By Elise Schroeder, ND

A common question both practitioners and patients have is, when should I test my hormones? This depends, of course, on whether someone is having regular…

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