In the past 2 years I started noticing all sorts of changes in my body and my brain. I did test my hormones, as that was what these transformations seemed more related to, yet every time my lab results were within normal limits.

From a combination of “you are too young to be perimenopausal”, with no modifications of my tests, I started growing worried as I didn’t know what was happening to me. Always very much in touch with my body and aware of what’s going on with it, I started thinking, and of course, googling all possible causes, and I even considered losing my mind there for a second.

Luckily for me, an amazing doctor, after carefully listening to my complaints, told me to do the DUTCH test, as the standard laboratory tests were not sensitive enough. I collected the samples for the test on 2 consecutive days, as instructed, and on the third day I went to the lab in my city as well to test the blood levels of my hormones.  And you guessed right: while the DUTCH test proved I am perimenopausal, my lab tests were once again within normal limits.

Not at all a cheap option, and by no means covered by the insurance (why would it be, it’s just menopause, right?) it gave me the answers I was looking for, and it reassured me that I am not going crazy!

I would like to know why in the 21^st century we don’t have good enough and accessible regular tests such as women all over the world can at least get the right diagnosis.