516 practitioners have an office in California, and 125 more can see patients here by telehealth. 388 of them are certified by the Menopause Society, and the most are in San Francisco, Newport Beach and San Diego.
John Robinson is a naturopathic doctor who co-founded The Hormone Zone in Scottsdale, and the practice treats women through perimenopause and menopause alongside men's hormone care. Hormones are given as pellets, creams, patches, pills or injections, and the pellets are compounded so the dose and mix can be set for each patient. Getting started means a short phone call with a member of the medical team first, who answers questions and books the office visit. The first visit adds in house testing such as body composition, resting metabolic rate, a thyroid reflex reading and an EKG, and you leave with a written plan that gets revised at follow ups. Robinson came into medicine through massage therapy and Chinese medicine, co-founded a herbal medicine and acupuncture school in Phoenix, and wrote a book about thyroid care. For bone loss after menopause the practice uses a radiation free ultrasound bone scan through a partner rather than a standard DEXA, along with blood markers of bone turnover.
BreAnne Huss is the only provider in the women's health service at North Idaho Dermatology, a skin, plastic surgery and spa group in Coeur d'Alene. She started as a labor and delivery nurse in 2003 and later taught in Georgetown's nurse midwife program. Her focus is perimenopause, menopause and the care of women over 50, and she has hormone therapy training through the Heather Hirsch Academy. The service also does annual gynecology exams, birth control, PCOS and lichen sclerosus care, and same-day visits for vaginitis. The group's online scheduler did not list her, so booking with her likely means calling the office.
A physician-founded med spa and wellness practice in Steamboat Springs treating women and men, where hormone care means bioidentical pellet therapy alongside aesthetics, intravenous therapy, medical weight loss and regenerative treatments. Hormone care runs as an in-office pathway. It starts with an evaluation and history, then a blood panel and a plan, then pellet insertion, and ends with repeat labs and a symptom review. Estrogen and testosterone pellets are both named, and candidates are described as women in perimenopause or menopause and men with low testosterone. Intimate health symptoms are addressed with in-office devices and platelet-rich plasma rather than prescription vaginal therapy.
Dr. Hertel runs a virtual-only practice focused on perimenopause, menopause and midlife care, with every visit held inside a secure patient portal. She is a family physician going through the menopause transition herself, and says that experience is what drew her to this work. She prescribes FDA-approved hormone therapy sent to your local pharmacy and does not use estrogen or testosterone pellets. The practice also offers medication-supported weight care and help with low libido and painful sex. It does not do Pap smears, pelvic exams or primary care, so you keep your own doctor and gynecologist for screenings. New patients start with a free 15-minute discovery call, and people outside her licensed states can book an educational visit that ends with a written plan but no prescriptions.
A psychiatry practice built around reproductive and women's mental health across the lifespan, from puberty through menopause, alongside general adult psychiatric care for anxiety, depression, ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and trauma. Care is given in person in Austin or by video in Texas and California, on an insurance-based model with a small team of a psychiatrist, a physician assistant and two psychiatric nurse practitioners. Menopause work is framed psychiatrically. She judges where a patient is in her hormonal transition and weighing menopausal hormone therapy, antidepressants or both, with nutrition, supplement and sleep guidance alongside. The founder holds a perinatal mental health certification and further training in perimenopausal mental health.
A solo direct-pay practice in Lone Tree whose stated scope is dermatology, cosmetic procedures and medically supervised weight management. The physician is board certified in dermatology and obesity medicine. Every initial visit is by video, with in-person follow-ups by appointment, and the practice does not bill insurance. Hormone replacement therapy is named only as one reason for a new-patient visit on the fee schedule, and no hormone or menopause care is described anywhere else on the site.
Laura Abrignani runs a small cash-pay women's health practice in Santa Barbara focused on perimenopause and menopause. She went through early menopause herself at 43, with symptoms that went undiagnosed for a while before she started hormone therapy, and she says that shapes how she listens to patients. New patients start with a long first visit that goes over health history, symptoms and any recent labs. She prescribes FDA-approved bioidentical and synthetic hormones, and compounded bioidentical hormones when they suit the patient. The practice also treats sexual health concerns such as low libido and painful sex, and offers medical weight management including GLP-1 medications. Every service is offered in person at her office or by telehealth.
Tanya Marcus is the hormone specialist at the Med Lounge, and her listed office is the Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe location. The Med Lounge is mainly a medical spa, so hormone care sits alongside Botox, skin and body treatments. Her own bio describes a functional and integrative approach that also takes in peptide therapies and metabolic health. Female hormone care starts with a consult and lab work, and the plan may include progesterone and testosterone. New hormone patients fill out an intake form and book online, and the monthly hormone membership covers telemedicine visits as needed. Telehealth for hormone care is described as available where permitted, while the practice's nationwide telehealth is for weight loss only.
Dr. Sungurlu is a gynecologist who serves as a woman's main doctor, covering primary care and gynecology in one office in San Luis Obispo. The practice runs as an MDVIP concierge membership with a small patient panel, same or next-day appointments, and phone access to her after hours and on weekends. Membership includes a yearly women's health workup with heart risk testing, bone health and hormone testing, and screening for depression and anxiety. She puts a lot of weight on prevention and talks with patients about sleep, exercise, hormonal health and cutting back medications where it is safe. You see her at every visit rather than a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. She has practiced in San Luis Obispo for over a decade and offers telehealth visits when you can't come in.
Jennifer Rissman is a naturopathic doctor at Marin Natural Medicine Clinic, a clinic that pairs naturopathic doctors with Chinese medicine. She worked as a corporate attorney before changing careers into medicine. Hormone therapy for perimenopause and menopause is one of her main areas, along with sexual function concerns, painful or irregular periods, metabolic health and digestive problems. The first visit runs 60 to 90 minutes and includes a full history, a physical exam and functional lab testing. Return visits start every one to three months and space out as things settle. The clinic is out of network with every insurer, so you pay at the visit and can send the invoice to your own plan.
Dr. Long runs a newly opened direct primary care practice in Laguna Niguel. He is a board-certified family doctor with a fellowship in integrative medicine, so menopause care is one part of what he does for adults rather than the whole practice. Hormone therapy evaluation and ongoing dose changes come with the monthly membership, with no separate charge for those visits. He keeps his patient list small and says visits run 45 to 60 minutes, and members call or text him directly instead of going through a front desk. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has training in addiction medicine.
The GYN Lounge is a small gynecology practice in Fresno that Dr. Ikedilo built around perimenopause and menopause care. Most visits happen by video anywhere in California, though the office also does in-person procedures like endometrial ablation, vaginal laser and PRP injections. New patients book a perimenopause or menopause consultation online, fill out history and consent forms beforehand, and get a written cost estimate before the visit. On hormones she lays out both compounded bioidentical options and FDA-approved ones and explains the trade-offs of each, after bloodwork that checks sex hormones, thyroid and metabolic markers. She trained in OB/GYN in Baltimore, spent a year practicing alongside her father in rural Jamaica, and her first four years in California were at a federally qualified health center. A physician assistant who focuses on menopause and hormone therapy sees patients too, so some appointments are with her rather than with Dr. Ikedilo.
Jerusalem Makonnen sees patients at One Medical's Grand Lake office in Oakland, a membership primary care practice rather than a menopause clinic. She lists peri/menopause as her area of expertise and otherwise sees patients of all ages for general primary care. Most contact runs through the One Medical app, where members message their care team and use on-demand video visits around the clock. Scheduled visits with her, in the office or by video, are booked on top of the membership and billed to insurance, and the office takes same-day and next-day appointments. One Medical publishes nothing about which hormone treatments its providers use, so what she prescribes for menopause is not stated on the site. She trained at Yale, writes that she wants to create a safe space for everyone, and says she runs, does yoga and gets out to the California beaches with her family.
Dr. Taylor runs A Woman's Wellspring on her own in Carmel and has worked in the area for more than three decades. She works as both a gynecologist and a primary care doctor, so menopause care, the annual exam and general health all happen in the same visit. Every appointment is booked for a full hour, which she writes about as slow medicine and treats as the whole point of the practice. Patients join what she calls a medical cooperative by paying an annual fee, and then pay for each visit at the time of service. The fee also covers her Mini-Medical School, six Zoom seminars a year on topics members choose in a survey. New patients start with a personal practice orientation, while established patients can book online.
Dr. Cernaianu is a board-certified OB/GYN who also holds board certification in anti-aging and integrative medicine, and she runs a concierge practice alongside a separate med spa. Hormone care is a core service, and she prescribes FDA-approved estrogen, progesterone and testosterone products as well as compounded creams and pellets. She is upfront about which routes insurance covers and which are paid out of pocket. Her site says hormone follow-ups run about three times a year, and she avoids writing a year of refills at once. She also evaluates thyroid and adrenal concerns and treats urinary incontinence. Her training began in Bucharest, and she was the first foreign medical graduate admitted to the LSU residency program.
Female Focused is a telehealth-only practice started by four friends, and Dr. Bernstein-Lawler is one of the founders. New patients begin with a long video visit and then follow up every four weeks to three months, depending on what is being treated. There is a separate visit for cancer survivors who want to explore hormone or non-hormonal options based on their cancer history. The founders say they share a commitment to breast cancer survivorship. The practice does not offer hormone pellets because it says the FDA has not approved them. Everything is virtual with no physical exams, so you are expected to keep your own primary care doctor and gynecologist.
Dr. Davis trained in pediatric emergency medicine and child abuse pediatrics, and her own perimenopause led her to open this menopause practice. She prescribes FDA-approved hormone therapy and doesn't stop it by default at 60 or 65. The first visit runs 50 minutes. After you start hormones there's a required check-in about two months later, then one visit a year once your dose is settled. Most care happens by video for women who are in California at the time of the visit, and the San Diego office also sees patients in person. The practice doesn't act as your primary care office, so you need your own doctor for routine care.
Dr. Banks is a board-certified psychiatrist who treats hormone-related mood and sleep problems alongside her regular psychiatry work. Many of her patients are midlife women who come in for something like ADHD or insomnia, and she looks at what hormones may be adding to it. She orders labs when they are indicated and in many cases prescribes estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. She also uses non-drug approaches such as supplements and lifestyle changes, and offers ketamine for some mental health care. Visits run longer than the usual 15 minutes, she keeps her panel small so appointments are not months away, and a new patient evaluation is spread over two to three sessions. Care is in person in Oakland or by video for patients anywhere in California.
Dr. Oberg is a naturopathic doctor who runs a concierge practice from an ocean-view office in La Jolla. She has practiced since 2003 and was the founding medical director of Bastyr University's California campus. Hormone care starts with a symptom and history review and a hormone test, then moves to bioidentical hormones when they fit. She says hormones are not required and may begin with botanical or non-hormone support first. Care runs through fixed-length programs or a year-long membership, with a health coach on the team and a covering doctor when she is away. She also sees patients by video and keeps small offices in Arizona and Washington.
Synchronicity Health is a small Sacramento practice built around Somer Schreiber-Small, a family nurse practitioner with more than 20 years in healthcare. Menopause care here means bioidentical hormones given as injections, pellets or creams, and she is a certified pellet provider. Hormone care runs as a monthly membership with follow-up visits about every six weeks, and the first hormone consult is billed on its own. The same practice also does GLP-1 weight loss and a direct primary care option, so a patient can have her hormones and her general health looked after in one place. New patients can book online or start with a free wellness call, and some visits can be done by telehealth. Her bio says her recent work includes seeing patients in post-acute care facilities.
Lynn Coates-Leisen is the nurse practitioner who sees patients at this small Thousand Oaks office, where a physician is the medical director. She came into nurse practitioner work after decades in healthcare, and she was the first menopause practitioner certified in Ventura County. Alongside perimenopause and menopause she handles thyroid disease, weight and proactive cardiovascular screening, and she offers hormonal and non-hormonal options. The practice promises it will never up-sell costly procedures or pellets. She writes the clinic blog herself, including a post warning readers off grey market peptides. New patients usually start with a free ten minute phone call to see whether the practice is a fit, and visits happen in the office or by video within California.
FemGevity is a virtual women's health service that works alongside a patient's own doctor, and Dr. Abrahams is its menopause medical advisor. He sees patients himself by video, starting with a 45 minute consult about symptoms and hormone levels. Care starts with testing, usually a hormone panel of more than 100 biomarkers, with gut, micronutrient or genomic panels added when they are useful. Treatment can run from standard prescriptions to custom bioidentical compounds, and he describes his approach as conventional medicine combined with complementary care. He is a Harvard-trained gynecologist who also treats endometriosis, PMS and fibroids, and he still works part time for the Department of Veterans Affairs in New York and at Hackensack University Hospital in New Jersey. FemGevity's main menopause program runs through partner doctors' offices, where the blood draw is done, so it helps to have a doctor of your own.
A physician-led longevity and performance practice based in Seattle, where the practitioner is medical director. Care begins with an in-person day in the Seattle area for baseline diagnostics, covering over a hundred biomarkers, body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, continuous glucose monitoring, genomics and multi-cancer screening. It then moves to quarterly labs and structured medical reviews, with follow-ups virtual or in person. A women's track is described for perimenopause, menopause and after, with hormone and metabolic diagnostics and ongoing telehealth support, and physicians provide prescriptions and referrals as clinically appropriate.
Dr. Saadatmand is a reproductive psychiatrist at a women's mental health group practice in Walnut Creek. She treats the mood, anxiety, sleep and sexual health side of perimenopause, and her care may include medication, supplements, lab testing and therapy. The practice doesn't say it prescribes hormone therapy, so this is a place for perimenopausal depression or anxiety rather than hot flash treatment. Care starts with a long intake visit and continues with follow-ups with the same psychiatrist, mostly by video. She completed a fellowship in reproductive psychiatry and also holds training in nutritional psychiatry. New patients currently join a waitlist.
