Physician-led. Evidence-based. Personalized.
Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, postmenopause, or early menopause brought on by surgery or cancer treatment, your care should be thoughtful, individualized, and grounded in evidence. At Empower Lifestyle Medicine, we take a lifestyle medicine–centered approach to menopause care, combining appropriate lifestyle changes with hormone therapy and medications when indicated. Our goal is for you to feel like yourself again, while also optimizing your long-term health and well-being.
Menopause Care
What We Offer
Common menopause-related concerns that we manage include:
Decreased libido
Painful sex and other sexual health issues
Vaginal dryness
Urinary symptoms
Brain fog and memory issues
Weight gain and metabolic changes
Joint pain
Osteoporosis and osteopenia
Cardiovascular risk
Sleep issues
Anxiety and depression
Hot flashes and night sweats
We will discuss all treatment options with you, including hormone therapy, testosterone therapy, lifestyle changes, and medications, and work with you to develop a plan that is optimal for you and your individual needs.
Membership: Our 3 Step Program
Step 1: Comprehensive Initial Assessment
Your membership starts with a comprehensive 60 minute appointment with your physician. During this session, we’ll do a detailed review of your medical history, current medications and supplements, discuss your symptoms and clarify your health goals. We will also do a deep dive into your current lifestyle practices, including exercise, nutrition, sleep and stress levels. This is your chance to share what’s most important to you, allowing us to create a personalized plan that aligns with your lifestyle and aspirations.
Advanced Diagnostic Studies:
As part of the initial assessment, you and your physician will determine which advanced diagnostic tests are appropriate for you to better understand your unique health profile. By evaluating these biomarkers and studies, we can pinpoint underlying issues, assess your individual health risks, and tailor your treatment plan more effectively. Advanced diagnostic tests may include any of the following (as appropriate, billed separately):
Comprehensive laboratory panels
DEXA scan for body composition and bone density
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and VO₂ Max testing
Cancer screening (Galleri test, low dose lung CT, cologuard)
Coronary calcium CT
Step 2: Personalized Plan Development
At your second 60 minute appointment with your physician, we will review the results of all your advanced diagnostic studies and what they mean for you, your health issues and what your health risks are for the future. We will also review your personalized plan for achieving your goals and optimizing your health, which we will have developed based on your initial assessment and analysis of your diagnostic studies. This plan will include lifestyle change recommendations such as exercise regimen, nutrition, sleep and stress, as well as recommended treatments, supplements or medications. We will send indicated prescriptions at this time, including hormone therapy and GLP-1 medications as clinically indicated.
Step 3: Execution and Continuous Guidance
Once your personalized plan is in place, we’ll begin the implementation process, guiding you every step of the way. You’ll receive continuous support through monthly 30 minute appointments with your physician during which we will review your progress on short term goals, assess metrics that are important for your goals such as blood pressure and weight, assess your response and side effects to any medications, and make adjustments as needed. We will be with you throughout your journey, offering encouragement and making sure you have all the tools you need to achieve and maintain your long-term health goals. We generally will repeat labwork every 3-6 months to assess progress. You also have unlimited, direct access to your physician through secure messaging during your membership for support and questions.
Membership Details
$300 Registration Fee + $250 Per Month
Cancel anytime - there is no time commitment required!
Registration fee is waived if you pay for a year upfront
All visits can be either in-person in Gainesville, FL or virtual
Available to any adult residing in Florida
Includes free access to all of our workshops and classes
Your Questions, Answered
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We generally prescribe FDA approved hormone therapy which is body-identical, meaning that it is chemically identical to human hormones.
Bio-identical hormones is a marketing term to describe compounded hormones that are also chemically identical to human hormones, but are not regulated by the FDA.
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Yes! We can discuss options with you at your first appointment. Usually we prescribe testosterone gel, which you can get at any retail pharmacy.
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Definitely. We can support you with non-hormonal options, including lifestyle changes, non-hormonal medications, and weight loss assistance.
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Yes, all of our physicians are Menopause Society Certified Practitioners (MSCP), which means they have undergone specialized training in menopause care and have taken and passed an exam to obtain certification.
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Visits are not billed to insurance. This allows for longer visits, deeper care, and proactive planning. Labs, imaging, and medications may be billed to insurance or offered at cash rates. You can use HSA funds to pay for this program.
Direct care clinics, such as ours, offer an innovate alternative payment model that improves your access to your physician for a flat monthly fee. Instead of being limited by insurance, both you and physician are able to spend increased time focusing on your needs and goals. You don't need to worry about not being able to get an appointment for months on end, and not hearing back from messages for days. We have eliminated these problems for you. And no worries about insurance denying a claim. -
Anyone needing perimenopause or menopause care and is a resident of Florida.
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We work with your primary care physician, but we don’t replace your PCP.
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Our membership includes:
Monthly visits with your physician, either in-person in Gainesville, FL or virtual.
Free access to any of our workshops and classes.
Medication management.
Complete Lifestyle Medicine assessment and plan.
Ordering and review of advanced diagnostic tests including labwork.
The cost of labs and other diagnostic tests, and medications is NOT included in the membership.
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Yes! There is no time commitment required. However most of our patients choose to continue their membership for 6-12 months as they find, often for the first time, that they are able to truly understand how to improve their health and make sustainable changes.
