Women's Health
Female Hormone Optimization
Hormone Testing and Balance for Women in Scarsdale, NY
Protocol Health evaluates hormone-related symptoms in women at our Scarsdale, NY clinic: cycle changes, low libido, poor sleep, mood swings and energy dips. A provider reads your symptoms and labs together, then builds a plan that may include hormone therapy, local treatment or neither.
Consultation $249, or $349 with blood work.
Compounded hormone preparations are not FDA-approved. Testosterone cream for women is compounded and is not FDA-approved for women.
Medically reviewed by Richard Dentico, MD, Medical Director
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Our Scarsdale clinic serves Westchester County (HRT for women in Westchester). Telehealth in NY, NJ, CT, FL and CA.
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Female Hormone Optimization at Protocol Health
Before you book
Why hormone testing in women is harder than it sounds
Estrogen, progesterone and FSH change across the cycle and swing widely in perimenopause, so a single draw on the wrong day can mislead. Protocol Health's female hormone panel measures sensitive estradiol, FSH and LH, total and free testosterone, a full thyroid panel, prolactin and metabolic markers, and your provider reads them against where you are in your cycle or the menopause transition.
Symptoms that are worth a hormone evaluation
Especially when they cluster or change with your cycle.
- Irregular cycles or new heavy periods
- Low libido or vaginal dryness
- Poor sleep or night sweats
- Mood changes, anxiety or brain fog
- Weight change without a change in habits
Treatment options, if treatment fits
Chosen after the evaluation, never before it.
Estradiol and progesterone. Through the skin, with oral micronized progesterone if you have a uterus.
Vaginal estrogen. For local dryness and urinary symptoms, with very low absorption.
Testosterone cream. For low sexual desire after menopause when other causes are addressed. Compounded and not FDA-approved for women.
No hormones. Sometimes the answer is thyroid, iron, sleep or stress, and the plan targets that instead.
What the evaluation covers
A full panel. Sensitive estradiol, FSH/LH, total and free testosterone, thyroid with TSH, prolactin, vitamin D, B12, CMP, CBC, lipids and HbA1c.
At-home cycle mapping. DUTCH panels, including Cycle Mapping, track hormones across a cycle with at-home collection.
Body composition. A SECA scan at the clinic measures fat and lean mass.
A plan you understand. Results are reviewed with you by the clinician who ordered them.
How a women's hormone evaluation runs
In the clinic or by telehealth.
- History. Cycle, symptoms, medications and family history.
- Timed labs. Drawn at the clinic, near home, or collected at home for DUTCH.
- Review. Symptoms and results read together.
- Plan and follow-up. Adjusted as your cycle or the transition changes.
Common questions
Female Hormone Optimization: frequently asked questions
Can a blood test show hormone imbalance?
It can show a lot, but timing matters: estrogen and FSH swing across the cycle and in perimenopause, so results are read against where you are.
What is a DUTCH test?
An at-home dried urine hormone test. Protocol Health offers DUTCH Complete, Cycle Mapping, DUTCH Plus and Adrenal panels.
Do I have to take hormones?
No. Some women need hormone therapy, some need local treatment only, and some need a non-hormonal plan.
Where is the clinic?
700 White Plains Rd #30, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Telehealth is available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and California.
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