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By Taylor Della Vecchio, MSN, RN, APRN, NP-C
At LOU LOU Med Spa, we are committed to providing whole-person care – we’re not just focused on making you look better on the outside, we want to make you feel better on the inside too. Our wellness and longevity providers offer advanced functional lab testing and preventative screenings like the DUTCH Test and Galleri® Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test. These tests allow us to dig deeper into your health, find the root-cause of your issues, and prevent issues before they happen – in ways standard testing doesn’t cover.
The DUTCH Test: Breaking Down Your Hormones
What is the DUTCH Test?
DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones and is a comprehensive hormone and adrenal assessment. This test evaluates your sex and stress hormones, their metabolites, and organic acids to provide a detailed picture of your metabolic and hormonal health. This allows your provider to better assess your testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, and melatonin patterns rather than a single blood test – which only shows us your hormone values at that single moment.
Who can benefit from the DUTCH Test?
- Women in perimenopause or menopause
- Women with PMS, low libido, infertility, acne, or chronic fatigue
- Men with low libido, high stress, chronic fatigue, or acne
- Anyone interested in doing or currently doing Hormone Replacement Therapy or peptide therapy as a part of their health optimization plan.
Who shouldn’t do the DUTCH Test?
- Current high-dose steroid use
- Can give a false cortisol reading
- Someone who is unwilling or unable to stop certain supplements or medications prior to testing
- Women on hormonal birth control or IUD’s
- Can still test but results may be slightly skewed, which we can account for
Why it matters?
DUTCH testing allows us to create a more personalized hormone replacement therapy plan, fine-tune peptide protocols, and find the root-cause of your symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, mood swings, or other hormone related symptoms that a normal serum blood test might say are normal. DUTCH gives us actionable data to guide therapies that work.
Galleri® Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test: The Proactive Cancer Screening Test
What is it?
Galleri® is an innovative blood test that can detect over 70 different types of cancer – many of which currently have no routine screening tests. It searches for cancer-specific cell-free DNA that is shed into the blood stream. This means Galleri® can detect cancer as early as Stage 1, giving you a major advantage at early treatment options.
Who is Galleri for?
- Individuals aged 50 and up
- Individuals under 40 with a family history of cancer
- Those who are committed to a preventative longevity strategy
- Individuals on peptides or hormone replacement therapy who want a more comprehensive treatment plan
Who is it not ideal for?
- Anyone with a current cancer diagnosis – Galleri is for early detection, not diagnosis or recurrence monitoring
- Pregnant individuals
- Anyone who does not want to seek further testing if a cancer signal is detected
Why it matters?
At LOU LOU we are committed to evidence-based, proactive, and personalized longevity medicine and health optimization plans. Offering this screening test gives you a leg-up on your health and goes hand-in-hand with optimizing your health long-term, empowering you to live a longer, healthier life and give you peace of mind.
We believe these tests are important.
By offering these tests, we give you an opportunity to take control of your health with data-backed testing to make an informed decision about your treatment plan.
Ready to take control of your health? Book a consultation with one of our experienced functional medicine providers today.
