The DUTCH Cycle Mapping maps the progesterone and estrogen patterns throughout the menstrual cycle. It provides the full picture of a woman’s cycle to answer important questions for patients with month-long symptoms, infertility, and PCOS. Women with PCOS, infertility, irregular cycles, or no menstrual bleeding due to an ablation or partial hysterectomy, can benefit from the DUTCH Cycle Mapping.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS KIT?
• 25 Dried Urine Collection Devices
• Cycle Mapping™ Requisition Form
• Resealable Plastic Bag
• Return Envelope
• Test Instructions
WHAT IS DUTCH CYCLE MAPPING™?
For some women, testing reproductive hormones (progesterone, estrogen, etc.) on a single day is sufficient. In other scenarios, the clinical picture cannot be properly captured without “mapping” out the hormonal pattern throughout their menstrual cycle.
The expected pattern of hormones shows relatively low estrogen levels early in the cycle, a surge around ovulation, and modest levels in the latter third of the cycle (the luteal phase). Progesterone levels, on the other hand, stay relatively low until after ovulation. After ovulation, levels ideally increase (>10-fold) and then drop back down at the end of the cycle. A disruption in this cycle can lead to infertility or hormonal imbalance.
WHEN IS DUTCH CYCLE MAPPING™ RECOMMENDED?
• Women struggling with infertility
• Women with cycling hormones and no menses
• Partial hysterectomy (ovaries intact but no uterus)
• Ablations
• Women with irregular cycles
• PCOS
• If the luteal phase shifts from month-to-month
• Not sure when to test due to long or short cycles
• Women whose hormonal symptoms tend to fluctuate throughout the cycle
• PMS, mid-cycle spotting, migraines, etc.
WHEN IS DUTCH CYCLE MAPPING™ NOT NEEDED? AND DUTCH COMPLETE™ IS SUFFICIENT
• Postmenopausal women
• Women on birth control
• Women with cycles that follow the expected pattern
DUTCH Cycle Mapping Plus
Laboratory testing is a useful tool that allows us to see a snapshot of your body’s health. By running in depth testing. We’re then able to determine a plan of action to best address the root cause, through our holistic health model. Every lab we conduct includes a comprehensive consultation with a naturopath to review your results so you are able to gain a complete understanding of the findings.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS KIT?
• 25 Dried Urine Collection Devices
• Cycle Mapping™ Requisition Form
• Resealable Plastic Bag
• Return Envelope
• Test Instructions