Testing Hormones

Using state-of-the-art urine testing to assess your unique hormonal needs determines the best course of treatment. Your hormone levels will be monitored closely to ensure that optimal balance is maintained.

The DUTCH test was created to provide insight into many of these concerns, working to deliver the most complete assessment of sex and adrenal hormones, along with their metabolites, in one easy to administer test. No blood to draw, spitting in tubes or filling up jugs of urine. This dried urine collection process is great for baseline measurements of women with hormonal imbalances and for Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) monitoring.

How to Treat Hormones Naturally

Most conventional doctors still tell women that menopause — and all menopause and pre-menopause symptoms — result from a drop in estrogen production. In their view, the solution is estrogen supplementation, or HRT, usually with synthetic hormones. You’ve heard of them – Premarin, Vivelle, Progestin, Birth Control Pills of all kinds.

In contrast, many alternative practitioners believe that women have too much estrogen, leading to a condition known as “estrogen dominance.” The late healthcare pioneer Dr. John Lee, utilizing the scientific work from Dr. Ray Peat, broke new ground when he claimed that estrogen dominance was the real cause of menopause and perimenopause symptoms, especially in younger women. In his view, the obvious solution was to rebalance the ratio of estrogen to progesterone through progesterone supplementation.

This idea led to the marketing of hundreds of progesterone creams designed to boost progesterone — all promising a quick fix and miraculous results in curing menopausal and perimenopause symptoms. It’s just not that simple.

Unfortunately, both of these views are simplistic and misleading for women, because they overlook how dynamic all your hormones are — including DHEA, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. And they don’t take into consideration the thyroid, adrenal, pituitary glands, nor the hypothalamus.

I am well-versed in supporting the body’s natural hormonal balance. In fact, I TEACH OTHER DOCTORS Continuing Education classes in this very subject. As a female, I can relate with many of your symptoms and issues. I will never tell you it’s all in your head.