DUTCH Cycle Mapping
DUTCH Cycle Mapping provides a comprehensive view of a woman's menstrual cycle by mapping the progesterone and estrogen patterns throughout. It's particularly beneficial for patients experiencing month-specific symptoms, infertility, and conditions like PCOS. Nine targeted measurements of estrogen and progesterone are taken at various points during the cycle to characterize the follicular, ovulatory, and luteal phases. This detailed mapping helps identify disruptions in hormonal patterns that could contribute to infertility or hormonal imbalances. This test is especially useful for women facing challenges such as infertility, irregular cycles, or hormonal symptoms that fluctuate throughout the cycle, including PMS, mid-cycle spotting, and migraines.
It's not recommended for postmenopausal women or those on hormonal birth control.
Indications:
Women struggling withinfertility
Women with cyclinghormones and no menses:
Partial hysterectomy(ovaries intact but no uterus)
Ablations
Mirena IUD (no actualmenstrual bleeding due to IUD but still has hormonal symptoms)
Women with irregularcycles:
PCOS
If the luteal phase shifts from month-to-month
Not sure when to test due to long or short cycles
Women whosehormonal symptoms tend to fluctuate throughout the cycle:
PMS, mid-cyclespotting, migraines, etc.
HormonalBirth Control:
Refrain from starting the cycle map collection until the patient has been off their birth control forat least three months