Hormone Replacement Therapy w/ Bio-Identical Hormones
Restore energy levels and reduce symptoms of aging with hormone replacement therapy. These symptoms may include fatigue, irritable mood, anxiety, weight fluctuations, muscle loss, joint pain, night sweats, hot flashes, and hair loss. Get started with a hormone test performed right in the clinic.
Bio-Identical Hormones
Injections, creams, and pellets of bio-identical hormones to help balance hormone levels.
DHEA
Estradiol
Estriol
Pregnyl
Progesterone
Testosterone
Vitamin Infusions
Infusion of vitamins and nutrients designed to help naturally support hormone production and regulation.
Men's Health IV: Myers Cocktail + ZMAs + Amino Blend + B-Complex with B12
$199
Women's Health IV: Myers Cocktail + Folate + Biotin + Zinc + Vitamin D3 Shot
$199
How Much Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Cost?
Low: Insurance Copays $5-$30 a monthHigh: Without Insurance Coverage $10-$85 a month
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called hormone therapy, sometimes is used to counter side effects, such as hot flashes, mood swings and vaginal dryness, that can result from a decrease in female hormones during menopause.
Typical costs:
For patients not covered by health insurance, the average monthly cost of hormone replacement therapy can range from about $10 to $85, depending on the drug used. Generic estrogen-only or progesterone-only pills fall at the lower end of the cost range, while brand name estrogen-plus-progesterone pills or patches such as Prempro the CombiPatch, fall in the middle and some bioidentical estrogen vaginal creams, such as Estrace Cream, can fall on the high end. ConsumerReports.com[1] offers a comparison chart of the monthly costs of various hormone replacement therapy pills, creams and patches.
Hormone replacement therapy is covered by most health insurance plans, but some do not cover it because they consider hormone-level decline a normal part of aging. For example, several women on WebMD's menopause support forum[2] stated that their Kaiser plans did not cover HRT.
For patients covered by insurance, prescription drug copays range from $5 to $30 per month.
What should be included:
Hormone replacement therapy typically contains synthetic versions of the hormones estrogen and progestin or a combination of the two. Recently, there has been more interest in bioidentical hormones, which mimic those produced by a woman's body. Harvard Health[3] provides an overview of bioidentical hormones, and cautions that there is no solid scientific evidence these are safer or more effective than non-bioidentical hormones.
Hormone replacement therapy generally is available in the form of a pill, a patch, a gel, a vaginal cream or a slow-releasing vaginal ring. Most pills are taken daily, and most creams are applied daily, while patches are usually applied once or twice a week. The North American Menopause Society[4] has an overview of HRT.
Additional costs:
An initial doctor visit is required, and that can cost between $75 and $200 without insurance.
Before prescribing HRT, the doctor probably will order a blood test to check hormone levels, and it can cost about $1,000 without insurance.
Periodic follow-up doctor visits, and possibly follow-up blood testing, will be required.