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Dr. Milhouse is a urologist with fellowship training in urogynecology and pelvic surgery who runs a menopause and hormone practice alongside her pelvic floor and sexual health work. She prescribes menopause hormone therapy, testosterone for women, and BioTE compounded hormone pellets placed in the office. Her approach is shaped by the bladder and sexual side of menopause, so she also treats leaking, prolapse, recurrent infections and painful sex in the same clinic. Visits happen in person in the Gold Coast or Deer Park, or by video. She is widely known online as Your Favorite Urologist and starred in the TLC show Dr. Down Below. Much of the practice's work is cosmetic genital procedures for women and men.
Progressive Care for Women is a small downtown Chicago gynecology practice of three doctors that has been open for more than twenty years, and Dr. King is one of them. He returned to Chicago after practicing on the east coast and also works with the staff at a Northwestern hospital. Menopause is one of the practice's listed services and its page covers estrogen, estrogen with progestin, vaginal estrogen, and non-hormonal choices such as low dose antidepressants or clonidine for hot flashes. His own stated interests are LGBTQ+ care, cervical dysplasia, contraception, and treating abnormal bleeding with minimally invasive methods. Existing patients self schedule through the online portal and new patients call the office. The office bills insurance and keeps a card on file to charge whatever your plan leaves you to pay.
Erie Family Health Centers is a community health center network in Chicago, and Carlson is one of the OB/GYN physicians at its West Town site on Superior Street. She did her residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago and has been seeing Erie patients since 2011. Erie's women's health care runs from adolescence through the reproductive years to menopause and beyond, and midlife and menopause support sits on the same service list as contraception, abnormal bleeding and gynecologic surgery. New patients book by phone and fill in an intake form before the first visit, and video visits become an option once you are an established Erie patient. Erie says no one is turned away because of their ability to pay, and front desk staff will go through an income-based discount with patients who are uninsured or carry a high deductible. An Erie provider is on call around the clock, and each site keeps some slots open for same day urgent visits.
Dr. Solotke is a general OB-GYN in a six-doctor private group at Northwestern in downtown Chicago, and menopause is one part of a broad practice that also includes pregnancy, contraception and surgery. Visits are in person near Northwestern Memorial, and video visits are offered when the doctor thinks one is appropriate. He describes his approach as shared decision making built on education and honest conversation. He has worked in LGBTQ+ health since 2016 and provides gender-affirming hormone therapy. He also does minimally invasive and robotic surgery, which helps if bleeding or fibroids come up alongside menopause.
Attune is a small practice run by two nurse-midwives who treat perimenopause and menopause, plus routine gynecology. Kiyomi moved from full-scope midwifery into menopause care and also sees women for pelvic and sexual health concerns. New patients get a one-hour first visit, with a follow-up about six to eight weeks after starting treatment and then check-ins every few months to once a year. They prescribe FDA-approved bioidentical estradiol and progesterone, low-dose testosterone for low libido, and non-hormonal options, and will use a compounding pharmacy if you prefer. They don't test hormone levels to adjust estrogen, and testosterone needs an in-person start with baseline labs. The Wicker Park office is inside a massage therapy suite up a flight of stairs with no elevator, and video visits are open to anyone in Illinois.
