Episode #50: The DUTCH Test Explained: Testing Hormones in Perimenopause and Menopause with Debbie Rice

In this podcast, Andrea Donsky, Nutritionist, Menopause Researcher and Educator, and co-founder of Morphus, interviews Dr. Debbie Rice, a Naturopathic doctor and the Assistant Medical Director of the DUTCH Hormone Test.

Debbie explains what the DUTCH Test is, what it can reveal about your hormones, and how it can help women in menopause.

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00:00 Introduction to the DUTCH Test
2:27 The difference between other tests and the DUTCH Test
7:07 An explanation of hormone metabolites
8:40 The answer to the question, can the DUTCH tell you if you are in perimenopause or menopause?
12:37 When should we get the DUTCH Test
14:51 Understanding cortisol, what it is, and how it relates to our experiences of symptoms in perimenopause and menopause
18:16 How cortisol can interrupt sleep and what we can do about it.
20:31 The role of melatonin in perimenopause and menopause.
22:47 Estrogen and what happens to our hormones as we move through perimenopause and head towards menopause
28:10 Metabolites E2, E4, E16 and why they’re important
32:20 Can we guide our metabolites from the 4-OH to the 2-OH?
34:24 Why liver support is crucial
35:03 Final thoughts about the DUTCH Test
38:32 Can you change the results of your DUTCH test with food and supplementation

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