Perimenopause Care · South Texas
Your hormones are shifting. Your care should keep up.
Perimenopause can start years before your period changes, and most labs still read “normal” while you feel anything but.
Does this sound like you?
Perimenopause can start years before your period changes, and most labs still read “normal” while you feel anything but.
Does this sound like you?
Perimenopause isn't a single event. It's a gradual hormonal shift that can start a decade before your final period. The usual approach treats each symptom on its own: a sleep aid here, an antidepressant there. That rarely gets to what's actually happening underneath.
I look at the whole picture: estrogen, progesterone, thyroid, adrenal function, gut health, to understand how your hormones are shifting, and build a plan around your biology, not a generic protocol.
A full health history and symptom mapping, so nothing gets treated in isolation.
Specialized hormone panels that go well beyond standard bloodwork.
Nutrition, supplements, lifestyle, and hormone support built around your results.
Perimenopause is the transitional years leading up to menopause, when hormone levels start to fluctuate unpredictably, sometimes a decade before periods stop entirely. Menopause is the point after 12 consecutive months without a period.
Beyond standard bloodwork, I use specialized hormone panels that look at estrogen, progesterone, thyroid, and adrenal function together, since these systems influence each other constantly.
When appropriate, yes, alongside nutrition, lifestyle, and supplement support. The goal is the most effective, least invasive path back to feeling like yourself.
It varies by person, but most patients start noticing changes within the first 6–8 weeks of their personalized plan, with continued improvement as we fine-tune based on your results.
Standard reference ranges are wide, and most primary care panels don't test the full hormone picture. “Normal” on a basic panel doesn't rule out perimenopause. It usually just means the right tests weren't run yet.
Wellness.Balance.You. doesn't bill insurance directly, so I'm not limited by what a plan will or won't cover. I can provide a receipt for your visit that you may submit for out-of-network reimbursement, and HSA/FSA funds can typically be used for consultations, labs, and supplements.
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