Menopause and Perimenopause Care

Menopause and Perimenopause Care

Helping You Get Back to Feeling Like Yourself 

Menopause happens when you go 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period. For most women, menopause occurs between the age of 45 and 55 and can cause various symptoms ranging from menstrual irregularity and skipped periods to hot flashes and mood changes.  

Through Keck Medicine of USC’s partnership with Midi Health — a virtual care clinic focused exclusively on navigating midlife hormonal transition — women have a convenient option for treating their menopause symptoms and strengthening their long-term health. 

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What Are Symptoms of Menopause?

In the period leading up to menopause, known as perimenopause, you might start to experience changes in your menstrual period and other symptoms. The first signs of perimenopause are often vasomotor symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats. Declining estrogen levels during this time cause blood vessel changes that disrupt the body’s ability to regulate temperature changes. 

Other symptoms of perimenopause and menopause include:  

  • Brain fog/memory lapses 
  • Hair/skin changes 
  • Hot flashes, night sweats 
  • Joint pain 
  • Low libido 
  • Mood changes 
  • Painful sex, vaginal dryness 
  • Sleep troubles 
  • Weight gain 

Many symptoms can last for years, even after a woman has had her last period. 

What Are Treatments for Menopause?  

Treatment recommendations will vary by patient and depend on multiple individual factors, including which symptoms you are experiencing and your personal health history. Treatments that worked for your friend or sister may not necessarily work for you. For instance, if someone has a history of breast cancer, their treatment plan could look very different from someone else’s. 

Treatment options include:  

  • Hormonal therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) 
  • Lifestyle strategies 
  • Medications 
  • Nutritional guidance 
  • Sexual wellness treatments for UTIs, vaginal dryness and painful intercourse 
  • Stress management 
  • Treatments to improve sleep 
  • Weight management

Why Choose Us for Menopause Care

We offer personalized care to address symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, brain fog and more from experts in midlife hormonal change.

Telehealth allows you to connect with a clinician from anywhere, with no travel time or sitting in a waiting room. We send you to local labs and imaging centers to make the testing you need easy.

The ease of virtual visits allows us to stay in touch with you, scheduling check-ins throughout the year instead of annually, to track your progress and get ahead of any new symptoms.