52 practitioners have an office in Iowa, and 58 more can see patients here by telehealth. 79 of them are certified by the Menopause Society, and the most are in Iowa City, Des Moines and West Des Moines.
Alex Suarez runs Care By Alex as a solo practice out of Sugar Land, with virtual visits and in person visits both by appointment. New patients choose one of two starting points, a single wellness consultation or a longer deep dive that bundles an intake, a foundational lab panel and a separate visit to go through the results. She prescribes hormone replacement therapy, testosterone and GLP-1 weight medication when she judges them appropriate, alongside supplement and lifestyle guidance. Thyroid care is a real part of the practice, and she looks past a single TSH value at free T3, free T4, reverse T3 and antibodies. Ongoing hormone treatment is currently delivered through Juvan MD, a Houston wellness practice where she also sees patients, so the independent Care By Alex route is mainly consultations. She says she started the practice after struggling with her own hormones and weight and being told her labs looked normal.
Dr. Evans runs a small direct pay primary care clinic in Pensacola with evening and weekend hours. Menopause hormone therapy is one of her main services, alongside disease prevention, sexual health and weight loss. She also sees men, and she does not treat chronic pain. A new patient starts with a longer in-depth visit, either in the clinic or by video if you live in Florida or Iowa. After that, follow-ups can be in the clinic or by video. Insurance is not billed for her visits, though you can use your coverage for lab work or some prescriptions.
Gliss Wellness is a virtual-only OB/GYN practice Dr. Walsh co-founded with a second board-certified OB/GYN, and menopause care is its main focus. Care starts with a 30-minute video consultation about your symptoms, and if hormone therapy suits you, you leave with prescriptions for the first three months. A follow-up at three months keeps refills going for the rest of the year, and refills in between happen by message through the patient portal. There is no membership, and you fill prescriptions at your own pharmacy. The doctors can't examine you in person but can order labs and other tests. Dr. Walsh's own interests include pelvic pain, endometriosis, fibroids and weight loss, and a free 15-minute call lets you meet the team before booking.
Beyer is a Midi clinical leader and sits on the company advisory board, and she still sees patients by video. She trained in obstetrics and gynaecology, then dropped obstetrics to work on gynaecology and hormonal health only. Weight is her second focus and she holds a diplomate from the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She talks openly about gaining weight before her 50th birthday and losing 35 pounds over five months, and she uses that with patients who are struggling. Care runs through Midi only, so visits are by video and anything needing an exam or imaging goes to an outside clinician. Her page has no booking link of her own, so the Midi sign-up does not let a new patient choose her by name.
Mercedes Deal founded Rêver Wellness, a private-pay clinic in Coral Gables that blends hormone care with skin treatments and weight care. Hormone therapy there is only available through a paid membership, and the tiers that include it also cover follow-up visits and lab work. Care starts with baseline labs and a first visit of about two hours, then labs are repeated every three months while the plan is adjusted. She prescribes bioidentical estradiol, progesterone and testosterone for women in perimenopause and menopause. She is a family nurse practitioner with extra training in functional medicine and peptide therapy, and the clinic also runs a thyroid and adrenal workup. New patients start with an intake questionnaire and a member of the team replies within a day or two.
Dr. Dombo is a board-certified OB-GYN who is going through the menopausal transition herself. She says starting hormone therapy and changing her nutrition and supplements took her from exhaustion and poor sleep back to enjoying life, and that is why she does this work. She trained in the early 2000s, when hormone therapy was widely feared, and now calls it the gold standard for symptom relief. The first visit runs 60 minutes and covers medical and gynecologic history, medications, nutrition and exercise, then a personal treatment plan. The visit also lists a nutritionist assessment, an exercise plan and mindset coaching, and follow-ups run 25 minutes. She writes publicly about why menopause hits Black women harder and how often they face barriers to care.
Miranda Zuhlke runs Midlife Rising, an independent menopause and sexual health practice based in Madison. Care starts with an hour-long virtual consultation that reviews your labs, bone and breast health, and heart risk and ends with a written plan, though no prescriptions come from that visit alone. Ongoing care is a six or twelve month program with messaging, lab reviews, and hormone therapy or GLP-1 medication when it fits, then a yearly visit to review and refill. She is also a certified sex counselor and treats libido and sexual health as part of menopause care rather than an extra. Her doctoral research looked at the myths around hormone therapy, and she is an Army veteran who served in Iraq. New patients start by emailing her.
