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.
Ashley Winter is a urologist and sexual medicine specialist at Dr. Rachel Rubin's practice, seeing patients in Pasadena inside a pelvic physical therapy center. She treats perimenopause and menopause with hormone therapy and prescribes testosterone for women as well as men. She speaks out often for vaginal estrogen to protect the urinary tract, so she is a strong fit when recurrent UTIs, dryness or painful sex are part of the picture. New patient visits run an hour and a half to two hours, and follow-ups can be done by video. New patients join an interest list first, and the wait for her Los Angeles area schedule is shorter than for the practice's Maryland office. The practice prescribes FDA-approved treatments unless no approved option exists.
Heidi Biegel is a nurse-midwife who runs a telehealth-only menopause practice for women in California and Maine. Care starts with a free 15-minute video call, then a first visit of up to 90 minutes after you fill out a detailed health questionnaire. A shorter follow-up goes over your lab results and sets a written treatment plan, which can include bioidentical hormone therapy alongside diet, exercise and supplement advice. She trained in integrative and functional medicine but calls herself a skeptic who wants to see the evidence and avoids piling on expensive tests and supplements. She works alongside your own doctors, so you still need a primary care provider or gynecologist for pap smears and exams. She also runs a separate weight loss program for midlife women that can include medication.
Dr. Gran is a naturopathic doctor whose work centers on gynecology and hormones, from periods and PCOS through the menopause transition. She prescribes menopausal hormone therapy herself, using bioidentical hormones including compounded ones, alongside herbs, nutrition and supplements. The first visit runs 60 to 80 minutes with a physical exam and lab orders, and a follow-up a few weeks later goes over the results and sets the longer plan. She also does Pap smears and well-woman exams, and offers tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder. Sexual wellness is a big part of her practice, and she trained as a sexual health educator through Planned Parenthood. Visits are in person in El Segundo or by video for anyone living in California.
Dr. Gutierrez is a board-certified OB-GYN who also trained as a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon. Menopause and hormone therapy sit alongside her general gynecology care, so one office can handle both. Hormone treatment is built around each woman's symptoms and health history and can include bioidentical options. An optional yearly membership adds same-week visits, longer appointments, secure messaging with her and in-house hormone testing. Telemedicine is offered for eligible patients. She speaks English and Spanish, and she is not taking new pregnant patients.
Dr. Mahdai runs the menopause side of Timely Health, a small cash-pay preventive clinic in Rancho Bernardo that she shares with a second internist focused on women's heart health. Care starts with an hour-long visit covering symptoms, hormones and metabolic health, and most patients then move onto a monthly membership with secure texting and a few follow-up visits a year. She prescribes FDA-approved and bioidentical hormone therapy and uses compounded hormones only when needed. She is also board certified in obesity medicine, so weight, bone and thyroid concerns are handled in the same plan. The clinic has its own DEXA scanner, and the membership includes an initial bone and body composition scan. Visits can be in person or by video anywhere in California.
Bloom and Build is a solo women's psychiatry practice run by Dr. Alecia Greenlee in Campbell, with most ongoing care done by video anywhere in California. She trained as a reproductive psychiatrist, so her menopause work is about the mood, anxiety, sleep and thinking changes of the perimenopause years rather than hormone therapy. When hormonal treatment is part of the plan she coordinates with the patient's own OB/GYN or primary care doctor instead of prescribing it herself. First visits are a 60 to 90 minute evaluation that looks at hormonal and lifestyle factors alongside psychiatric history, and medication follow-ups happen monthly. Many of her patients arrive with ADHD that got harder during perimenopause, and she treats that as one tangled picture rather than two separate problems. Anyone can start with a free 15 minute phone screening call booked online.
Dr. Mandigo is an OB-GYN who runs a small cash-pay video practice alongside her main job at a community health center in Southern California. Perimenopause and menopause are among the concerns she sees, along with contraception, abnormal pap results and pregnancy questions. You start by filling out a short request form, and she replies by email within a day to set up a video visit. Consultations run 45 or 60 minutes with short follow-ups after that, so there is time to talk things through. She says she started the practice because appointments elsewhere were too short and too hard to get. Countering health misinformation is something she cares about a lot.
Dr. Joyce spent more than 30 years as an OB-GYN in the Bay Area, delivering thousands of babies, before turning her practice to midlife and menopause care. She now sees women in California entirely by video. Care starts with a free discovery call and a long first visit, followed by shorter follow-ups where she adjusts treatment and reviews labs. She prescribes FDA-approved estradiol, progesterone and testosterone, will not prescribe pellets, and uses compounded hormones only rarely, mainly for allergies. Nutrition, exercise and weight management are a big part of her approach, and she will prescribe GLP-1 medication when it fits. She asks patients to keep a local gynecologist for exams, bleeding problems and routine screening.
Dr. Goodwin runs a video-only practice for women in California. She treats perimenopause and menopause, and also PMDD, postpartum hormone changes and midlife weight and metabolic health. Care starts with a one-hour consultation that does not commit you to anything. Ongoing care is a one-year membership with visits every 4 to 6 weeks and direct messaging with her between them. She prescribes estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, and weight medication such as GLP-1s when it fits. She says her own hormone and weight journey is why she built the practice, and she works alongside your primary care doctor and gynecologist instead of replacing them.
Women's Wellness Psychiatry is a small California group of reproductive psychiatrists and psychotherapists that Dr. Glezer founded in 2017 and still leads. Care is almost entirely by video across California, with offices in Walnut Creek and West Los Angeles kept for the visits that need to happen in person. Every prospective patient starts with a free fifteen minute phone call with Dr. Glezer, then a seventy five minute intake covering symptoms, history, hormonal context and lifestyle that ends with a written plan. She treats the mental health side of perimenopause and midlife rather than the physical symptoms, and the practice says it coordinates with your OB/GYN or primary doctor. Her integrative sessions review hormone, thyroid and nutrient labs, and she uses botanicals and nutraceuticals alongside prescription medication. The practice says your care stays with a board certified psychiatrist rather than a nurse practitioner or PA, and new patients currently join a waitlist.
Dr. Aimée has been in practice since 2001 and sees patients at Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine, an office she shares with several other practitioners. Her focus is women's health and midlife care, and she prescribes bioidentical hormones, including compounded ones, while every plan also covers nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress. The first visit is an hour, and she does not review your history or labs beforehand unless you book the longer version. Visits are in the office, by Zoom or by phone, though video for new patients who live too far away is arranged case by case. She wants you to keep an MD or DO as your primary doctor for emergencies, and she needs to see you once a year to keep refilling prescriptions.
Dr. Binno is an OB-GYN who is also board certified in obesity medicine. That means weight change in perimenopause is something she treats herself, including with GLP-1 medication when a patient qualifies. Most care is by video, with in-person visits one day a week in Carlsbad. First visits run up to an hour and start from the patient's history, symptoms and recent labs. She supports compounded hormones for reasons like an allergy, but says her experience with them is limited, and she does not prescribe pellets. She will see women who already have an OB-GYN, and she leaves exams and mammograms to their local doctors.
Dr. Vityuk runs a small direct primary care practice in Walnut Creek that is built mainly for women in midlife, though she sees all adults. Members pay a monthly fee instead of per-visit bills and can message her directly. Menopause care is part of her everyday primary care, along with medical weight management and routine gynecologic care like Pap smears. She prefers FDA-approved hormones to compounded ones and says plainly that she doesn't offer pellets because they push hormone levels too high. She grew up in Ukraine and finished medical school there before training in family medicine in Chicago. Patients are told to keep their own insurance for specialists, imaging and hospital care.
Dr. Douglas is an emergency medicine physician who also practices at a San Diego hospital serving some of the county's sickest and most underserved patients. Her clinic is a functional medicine practice, so menopause care sits alongside gut health, sleep, mood and inflammation. A new patient can start with a free 15 minute phone call. There is also a single perimenopause and menopause consultation for women who want a treatment and testing plan without joining a longer program. The longer programs run six months, with monthly contact from her and sessions with a health coach and nutritionist. Visits can be in the office or by video, and her approach leans on lab testing before treatment.
KaleidaCare is Kaitlyn Crouch's own telehealth practice for perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause, and every visit is remote. Before founding it she worked in urogynecology, treating pelvic pain, recurrent urinary tract infections and prolapse, and frequent UTIs are still among the things she helps with. A supervising gynecologist reviews complex cases with her. She prescribes estrogen, progesterone and testosterone when it fits, and she tells women who were refused hormone therapy in the past that the evidence has moved and the conversation is worth revisiting. This is a specialty practice rather than primary care, so you are expected to keep your own primary care provider. She is also a certified yoga instructor, and the site carries a library of movement, breathing and meditation practices open to anyone, plus a women's health podcast.
Dr. Gregg practiced OB/GYN in Sacramento for 26 years and now runs a video-only practice focused on hormones, lifestyle and weight. You see her at every visit, and her medical assistant helps with prescriptions, referrals and follow-up in between. She follows Menopause Society guidelines and mostly prescribes FDA-approved bioidentical hormones, with non-hormonal options for women who can't or don't want to take them. She rarely prescribes compounded hormones and doesn't do routine saliva or blood hormone level checks. She also offers libido consults and is board certified in obesity medicine, so weight medication is an option. Because she doesn't see patients in person, you should keep your own gynecologist or primary care doctor for exams.
Dr. Kolomey is an internist who runs a small primary care practice and treats menopause as one of her main areas. She keeps a smaller patient panel so visits are longer and patients message her directly through the portal. Menopause care is organised as a six-month plan that covers symptoms, hormone therapy and non-hormonal options, sexual and urinary health, and bone and heart prevention. A body composition scan is part of it. She is also board certified in obesity medicine, so weight and metabolic changes at midlife are handled in the same practice. Visits can be in person or by video. The Antioch office closes at the end of 2026, after which she sees patients in Walnut Creek.
Dr. George runs a solo membership practice with no staff, so every message and visit is handled by her directly. Most care is by video for patients who live anywhere in California, and she keeps a private office in Napa for occasional in-person visits once you have joined. Hormone balancing for perimenopause, menopause and thyroid is one of her main focuses, alongside stress and lifestyle medicine. She is also trained in integrative and lifestyle medicine and uses both prescription treatment and lifestyle changes. New patients start with a free video call and then a long first visit that reviews their full medical and life history. She does not prescribe controlled substances, and she asks members to keep a local doctor or urgent care for urgent needs.
Emily Tan is a naturopathic doctor at UC Irvine's Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, the university's integrative health clinic. Her own profile lists women's health and bioidentical hormones among her specialties, alongside brain health and digestive health. Most of her training is in the brain. She studied behavioral neuroscience, is board certified in neurofeedback and biofeedback, and is finishing a one-year fellowship in primary care psychiatry through the UC Irvine School of Medicine. Visits at the clinic usually run an hour, and the institute says its providers go through symptoms along with lifestyle and environment. A new patient fills in a request form or calls the clinic, and a UCI Health representative rings back within a business day to book.
MD Total Wellness is a small physician-owned clinic in Brea that Mollet co-founded in 2023 with the bariatric surgeon she had worked alongside since 2006. She is the clinic director and runs the women's hormone side of the practice herself, and she says she started offering hormone therapy to women after seeing what it did for her own health. Hormone care begins with a paid 60-minute evaluation covering medical history, recent labs and a personal risk assessment, and women who go ahead join a monthly program with unlimited direct messaging to her. She prescribes FDA-approved bioidentical hormones and customized compounded versions, and uses testosterone for women as part of that. The clinic dispenses medication on site and runs its own lab, so treatment can often start the day of the visit. Care is deliberately in person rather than virtual, though established patients can follow up by video.
Dr. Evans is a gynecologist who left insurance-based practice because she felt she could not give women enough time. First visits run 60 to 90 minutes and she looks at hormones, metabolism, sleep, gut health and stress together. Members see her every time and can reach her directly by phone, email and text. Hormone care includes bioidentical hormone therapy where she thinks it fits, and she also does gynecologic surgery and office procedures. Visits are in person on the Los Angeles Westside and South Bay, with video visits across California. The practice is kept small on purpose, so new memberships may go to a waitlist when the panel is full.
Dr. Aguilera-Ruiz is a naturopathic doctor whose clinical focus is women's health, including perimenopause and menopause. Care is mostly virtual across California, with an office visit in Sacramento if you live nearby. The first visit is 40 minutes, and a treatment plan follows once your labs are reviewed. After that you can book single visits or join a membership with unlimited visits and messaging. She can prescribe hormone therapy, but she does not prescribe testosterone or DHEA. Her own long struggle with chronic mono at college, and a clinic that offered only antidepressants, is why she chose naturopathic medicine. She asks patients to keep a primary care doctor or OB-GYN for exams and imaging.
Dr. Ayoub is an endocrinologist with her own small practice in Redondo Beach, and she also sees patients by telehealth anywhere in California. For hormone therapy she prescribes estrogen and progesterone, adds testosterone when it fits, and uses FDA-approved bioidentical products. She also offers non-hormonal options for women who would rather not take hormones. First visits take a full hour and follow-ups take half an hour, and you can message her directly between visits. Because she is an endocrinologist, she treats thyroid disease, bone loss and weight alongside menopause, including GLP-1 medication. She says she works especially with patients who were told their labs were normal while their symptoms went on.
Marea MD is a solo, membership-based family medicine practice in central and east San Diego run by Dr. Joyce Ildesa, who pairs primary care with menopause and perimenopause care. Members get thirty to sixty minute visits, direct text, call and email access to the physician, same or next-day response for urgent concerns, and discounted cash-pay labs, with the panel deliberately kept small. Menopause care sticks to evidence-based and FDA-approved treatment. She prescribes hormone therapy when appropriate plus non-hormonal options, and explicitly does not routinely use compounded bioidentical formulations. Menopause care is integrated with bone, cardiovascular and metabolic screening, and new patients start with a free fifteen-minute introductory video call.
