Ready to Schedule Your Menopause Care Visit?

We're here to support you with personalized, compassionate menopause or gynecological care.

Below you'll find out how to get started and what to expect during your visit

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From Booking to Your First Visit

Book Your Appointment

Choose the provider and visit type that works best for you. You'll receive an immediate confirmation of your provisional booking.
Complete Your Paperwork

Within 24 hours, you'll receive an invitation to our secure patient portal with forms to complete at least 48 hours before your visit. Once we receive your completed paperwork, your appointment will be confirmed. Your provider will thoroughly review everything in advance so they can come to your visit fully prepared.
Join Your Appointment

You'll receive visit details and a reminder. Come ready to be heard, understood, and supported in your menopause journey or with your gynecological concerns.

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What Happens During Your First Visit

Because your provider has already reviewed your paperwork, we can make the most of our time together. Here's how your appointment will typically flow:

Focus on Your Priorities

We'll start by spending about 10 minutes reviewing your symptoms and identifying your goals for care. What symptoms are most impacting your quality of life? What do you most want to address? This is your time to be heard.

Clarify Your Health Picture

Next, we'll take 10-15 minutes to get clarity around pertinent health history, confirm current medical conditions and medications, and make sure we have a complete understanding of your health. We won't waste time asking all those background questions you've already answered on the forms.

Discuss Your Treatment Options

We'll then have a thorough discussion of treatment options that make sense for you, including the risks, benefits, alternatives, and potential side effects. Once you decide which treatments you'd like to try, we'll send electronic prescriptions so you can usually start treatment right away.

Make a Follow-Up Plan

Before we wrap up, we'll create a clear plan for follow-up care so you know exactly what to expect going forward.

The difference our preparation makes: Because we've reviewed your paperwork in advance, we can spend our time together on what matters most—understanding your experience, exploring solutions, and creating a personalized care plan rather than collecting basic information.

Insurance & Pricing

We accept BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois PPO, UnitedHealthcare, and Aetna.

We're actively contracting with additional carriers - reach out and we can check if we're in-network with your plan.

Self-pay options: For other insurance plans or those without coverage, we offer self-pay appointments and provide superbills for FSA reimbursement or insurance submission.

New patient visit (60 minutes): $250
Follow-up visit (30 minutes): $125
Follow-up visit (60 minutes): $200

We're unable to see patients with Medicare or Medicaid coverage at this time, even for self-pay visits.

Choose the Visit Type That’s Right for You

Telehealth Visits

Meet with us from anywhere in Illinois
Secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform
Ideal for most concerns including hormone therapy, symptom management, and follow-up care
Not appropriate for visits involving bleeding concerns or pelvic/vaginal pain
No travel time or parking needed

In-Person Visits

Face-to-face care in our Wicker Park clinic
Ideal for annual exams, pelvic concerns, bleeding issues, STI testing, or when you'd prefer to meet in person
Required for testosterone therapy for low libido
Our welcoming space is in a massage therapy suite—it feels calm and comfortable, not clinical
Convenient location with nearby parking and public transit

Please note:

For Telehealth appointments, you must be physically located in Illinois at the time of your visit.

Accessibility Note:

Our in-person clinic is on the second floor without elevator access. If navigating stairs is challenging, we're happy to see you via Telehealth for most concerns.

Common Questions

We follow Menopause Society guidelines, which don't recommend routine hormone testing for starting or adjusting estrogen and progesterone therapy. We focus on relieving your symptoms rather than targeting specific hormone numbers, as research shows blood levels don't reliably correlate with how you feel. For testosterone therapy, we do check baseline levels and monitor periodically to ensure safe dosing.
We offer a full range of evidence-based treatments tailored to your specific stage of transition, health history, preferences, and symptoms. Treatment options may include:
- Menopause hormone therapy - including bioidentical estradiol (patches, gels, sprays) and micronized progesterone
- Birth control pills - for perimenopausal symptom management and contraception
- Non-hormonal medications - such as antidepressants or gabapentin for hot flashes and other symptoms
- Lifestyle modifications - to support symptom relief and long-term health
The right treatment depends on where you are in your transition, what symptoms you're experiencing, your health history, and what matters most to you. We'll discuss all appropriate options during your visit so you can make an informed decision that feels right for you.
For hormone therapy, we typically prescribe FDA-approved bioidentical products available through standard pharmacies, but can work with compounding pharmacies if preferred.
Yes, we prescribe low-dose testosterone for persistent low libido when appropriate. This requires an in-person visit, baseline lab work (testosterone level, sex hormone binding globulin, liver function, and lipids), and ongoing monitoring since testosterone is a controlled substance.
Most new patients can be seen within days to 1-2 weeks. Once you book, you'll receive immediate provisional confirmation.
We understand that life happens. We ask for at least 48 hours' notice if you need to reschedule or cancel your appointment. Late cancellations or no-shows are subject to a $50 fee, though we make exceptions for unexpected situations like illness or emergencies.
Yes! While menopause and perimenopause care is our specialty, we also provide gynecological care for people of all ages, including well-woman exams, contraception, vaginal infections, and other routine concerns. You don't need to be experiencing menopausal symptoms to see us.
We don't provide prenatal care or pregnancy-related services.