02/10/2026
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ โ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅโ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ?
I use variety of functional tests in my practice depending on the patientโs clinical picture.
In this example, I brought together information from the Regenerus DNA Endocrine, Wellness 360 Female blood test, and the DUTCH test (stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones).
24-hour free cortisol on DUTCH was within range at 128, yet metabolised cortisol was low at 2233 and cortisol clearance rate (CCR) was only 19%.
We need to ask a different question->
๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ โ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ?โ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ :
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ?
Looking at this from a different angle becomes valuable. Thyroid function, liver and bile acid metabolism, energy intake, mitochondrial function, iron and nutrient status can all be relevant considerations. Genetics can add another layer by showing potential differences in pathways involved.
๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.
Choosing the right test is important. Different tests reveal different pieces of the puzzle, helping answer the right clinical questions for each individual case.