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DUTCH Testing: Comprehensive Hormone Testing
Learn how DUTCH testing offers a comprehensive look at your hormones, uncovering the root cause of fatigue, mood shifts, acne and cycle concerns naturally.
Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Courtney Ranieri, ND, a licensed naturopathic doctor registered with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario (Reg. #3726). Last reviewed July 2026.
Struggling to understand the root cause of your symptoms? It might be time to take a comprehensive look at your hormones.
Our hormones are complicated. They change significantly throughout the day, throughout our cycle and throughout every stage of our life, yet most standard blood tests only give us insight into one snapshot in time.
If you're feeling tired, moody, inflamed, foggy or just not like yourself, it may be time to take a deeper look. Standard blood tests don't always show us how hormones rise and fall throughout the day and month, how they're being metabolized, or how stress and our detox pathways are influencing them. In other words, we're missing key pieces of the puzzle.
That's why I often use DUTCH testing in my practice when we're looking for the root cause of hormonal concerns, including fatigue, weight gain, low libido, mood changes, acne, menopausal symptoms, brain fog, vaginal dryness, hair thinning, PCOS, infertility, irregular cycles and PMS.
That's where DUTCH Testing comes in: the gold standard in comprehensive hormone testing
DUTCH Testing, or the 'Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones', is a simple dried urine test that gives us an extensive amount of information about your hormones. It's one of the best ways to uncover the root cause of your concerns and guide treatment in the right direction.
We're able to test:
- Estrogen and estrogen metabolites: not only how much estrogen you have, but how your body is breaking it down. Some pathways are protective, others are linked to increased health risks, and we want to make sure your body favours the supportive pathways.
- Androgens including Testosterone, DHT and DHEA-S, important for libido, weight, muscle mass, mood, hair growth and acne.
- Progesterone, essential for cycle regularity, mood, brain and reproductive health, and one of the first hormones to decline with stress and menopause.
- Cortisol, including the Cortisol Awakening Response, to understand fatigue, anxiety, burnout and sleep disruption. Learn more about cortisol here.
- Melatonin, our sleep hormone, which declines with age and is affected by high cortisol.
- Organic acids, markers for neurotransmitters that affect mood, depression and anxiety.
- Markers for Vitamin B6 and B12 and other nutritional status.
The best part: DUTCH Testing is a simple at-home test.
Comprehensive hormone testing allows us to move beyond symptom management and create a personalized plan that supports your body, your hormones and your long-term health.
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About the author
Dr. Courtney Ranieri, ND is a board-licensed naturopathic doctor and the founder of Somewhere Health. She earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto and holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario. Her clinical focus spans hormonal health, fertility, digestion, and women's health, with advanced training in pelvic floor therapy and integrative fertility care.
