Women's Hormonal Health & Wellness, PLLC was created out of my own story of menopause. With the average age of menopause being 51, and knowing that perimenopause symptoms usually begin between 45-55, it is important to understand the changes that occur in our bodies during that time. 

My story began when I was 40-years old with perimenopausal symptoms. My periords became irregular, more frequent, and with heavier menses. Before, I was as regular as a clock. I visited my OB-GYN at the time who recommended oral birth control. The bleeding never stopped and I became depressed, prompting the OB-GYN to stop the birth control and told me to just deal with it.

I then visited another OB-GYN who did a more thorough workup and I was diagnosed with uterine fibroids. She told me to just wait it out as they would get better after menopause. I saw another OB-GYN who never laid eyes on me but sent her Certified Nurse Midwife into the exam room to offer me a total hysterectomy. I walked out of the exam room after deciding if she couldn't even see me I most certainly would not let her perform surgery on me.

I fumbled through, doing more research on my symptoms, still oblivious to the fact that I was in perimenopause. Three OB-GYN visits and that word never came up in conversation. As I educated myself, took more courses, read more research, I finally realized what was happening. Still, I continued to gain weight, suffer from extreme fatigue, and mood changes. Finally, I stopped having periods at age 50 and I thought, great, it is finally over. Evidence taught me that it had only just begun.

I kept reading, took Dr. Heather Hirsch's Prescribing HRT with Confidence, attending lectures on HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and learned what hormone supplementation can do for midlife women: Give you your life back.

I look forward to working with each one of you, hearing your story, and walking with you in your journey to wellness.