Dutch Test

Sheeba conducts the Dutch hormone test which uses dried urine, an advanced hormone test which helps in identifying hormone related challenges. This is crucial information for determining whether one truly has low cortisol and understand all true hormone levels from the cellular level. whether it be a conversion issue, or lack of certain levels of hormones and much more.

The Dutch Hormone Test, which uses dried urine, is the simplest, most elegant and informative test for anyone considering bioidentical hormone therapy, natural protocols, or suspect they may have a hormone-related challenge.

Blood testing is the most common, and it’s a good test for reproductive hormones like estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone, as there’s no major diurnal variation in these hormones (testosterone does have a slight drop throughout the day). The drawback is that it will not show you the metabolites of those hormones.

Metabolites can help you understand what the underlying pathology is. For example, one of the primary metabolites of testosterone is dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is believed to be one of the primary risk factors for prostate cancer.

This does not necessarily mean we have to use hormones to treat such underlying conditions, but it gives a true indication of what we can do to naturally support the hormonal imbalances.