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PRECISION ANALYTICAL – DUTCH HORMONE TESTING
The Precision Analytical DUTCH hormone test panels provide you with detailed information on how adrenal and sex hormones are being produced AND metabolized in the body. DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones.
* FDN graduates are able to set up an account directly with Precision Analytical. Visit their website at http://www.precisionhormones.com/ and click on “Become A Provider.”
MARKERS INCLUDED ON THIS TEST:
Precision Analytical offers 6 different DUTCH test panels:
- DUTCH Adrenals (daily free cortisol and cortisone pattern, DHEA-S, cortisol and cortisone metabolites)
- DUTCH Sex Hormone Metabolites (androgens and metabolites – testosterone, DHT, DHEA; progesterone metabolites; estrogens and metabolites)
- DUTCH Complete (DUTCH Adrenals + DUTCH Hormone Metabolites Profiles + Melatonin), the DUTCH Complete now includes the following additional markers
- Homovanillate (HVA) – the primary dopamine metabolite
- Vanilmandelate (VMA) – the primary norepinephrine and epinephrine metabolite
- Methylmalonate (MMA) – elevated if patients are vitamin B12 deficient
- Xanthurenate – elevated if patients are vitamin B6 deficient
- Kynurenate – elevated if patients are vitamin B6 deficient
- Pyroglutamate – elevated if patients are glutathione deficient
- DUTCH Plus (DUTCH Adrenals + DUTCH Hormones Metabolites Profiles + Melatonin + Cortisol Awakening Response CAR)
- DUTCH Cycle Mapping (includes 25 dried urine collection papers for collecting throughout the cycle, and reports the estrogen and progesterone metabolites through the cycle)
TEST DETAILS:
- Test Type: Dried Urine (urine is collected onto filter paper strips at 4 specific times throughout the day)
- Shipping: Use the envelope enclosed in the test kit, affix 6 stamps to it, and send it back to the lab by regular mail. Precision Analytical will drop ship to clients within the US for $10 USD and internationally to clients for $30 USD. Dropship orders need to be paid for in advance.
- Cost: DUTCH Adrenals: $150, DUTCH Sex Hormone Metabolites: $150, DUTCH Complete: $250, DUTCH Plus: $325, DUTCH Cycle Mapping: $325 in the US and Canada.
- Instruction Sheet (included inside test kit): See attachment below
- Sample Report: See attachment below
- Turnaround Time: 5-10 business days
- Additional Info: The DUTCH Complete (adrenal + hormone metabolites), the DUTCH Plus, and Cycle Mapping profiles are discounted by $100 when FDN-P’s run the test on themselves (write “provider discount” on the payment card).
- Restrictions: Some food restrictions are required for the DUTCH Complete please see attachment below
FAQ:
- Advantages of this test:
- In addition to measuring daily free cortisol levels (the amount of available cortisol circulating in the body), the DUTCH test tells you about metabolized cortisol (the amount of cortisol the adrenals are producing or clearing), sex hormone levels, whether phase I (hydroxylation) and phase II (methylation) of estrogen metabolism is good or poor, and if DHEA and testosterone are being pushed down the more androgenic pathways.
- Because the DUTCH test kit is small, dried urine is fairly stable, and samples are mailed back to the lab in a standard envelope, the DUTCH Complete may be a less expensive adrenal/hormone test for those who are overseas. BH205 saliva samples are shipped frozen inside a larger package and must arrive within a couple of days, so shipping can be pricey.
- In addition to measuring daily free cortisol levels (the amount of available cortisol circulating in the body), the DUTCH test tells you about metabolized cortisol (the amount of cortisol the adrenals are producing or clearing), sex hormone levels, whether phase I (hydroxylation) and phase II (methylation) of estrogen metabolism is good or poor, and if DHEA and testosterone are being pushed down the more androgenic pathways.