Perimenopause / Menopause
If you’re grappling with the symptoms of perimenopause or menopause, we’re here to guide you through these changes and help you achieve optimal health. Embrace this new chapter with confidence and vitality!
Functional Medicine Approach
Meno-Pause for Nothing!
Menopause marks the end of your menstrual cycles, typically around age 51, as your ovaries stop functioning. Before reaching this stage, you go through perimenopause—a transition phase that can last 2-8 years, bringing with it irregular periods, vaginal dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and sleep troubles due to shifting hormones. These changes can also increase your risk of issues like weak bones and heart disease.
How Can We Help?
Menopause is a natural part of aging, but the symptoms can be a real challenge. At Vitality, we offer hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and other treatments to help you manage symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings, and to prevent issues like osteoporosis, cognitive decline, and metabolic or heart disease. Starting treatment early can make a big difference in how you feel.
Our Approach
At Vitality, we help you understand what’s happening with your body and explore all your treatment options. We offer various hormone replacement therapies, including prescription hormones, compounded treatments, pellets, and natural options like herbal remedies and hormone specific lifestyle optimization. Our goal is to support you through this transition and help you feel your best.
Consider This!
Menopause isn’t just about hot flashes and mood swings. It can trigger a host of other health issues. Research shows that menopause can weaken bones, raising the risk of osteoporosis due to falling estrogen levels. It can also take a toll on your heart, with studies suggesting that lower estrogen may up the chances of heart disease. That’s why managing menopause with a holistic and integrated approach is crucial—not just relying on hormone replacement to ease the symptoms. We believe in treating the whole person, ensuring you thrive through every stage of life.
Vitality Functional Family Medicine Principles
Vitality Functional Family Medicine Team...
Amrit Dockery, DO
Heather Thornton
My experiences for the last 30 years in both helping and healthcare roles have naturally converged, taking that wisdom, heart and hope and now devoting the second half of my life wholeheartedly to people who are on their own journey of finding balance and fulfilment. My goal is to compassionately and fervently help you reach your goals!
I am currently completing my accreditation through the International Coaching Federation, and if you are a patient of Vitality, you'll get the added benefit of our work together including a health plan and goals designed and refined at every visit with your personal physician. It's absolutely within reach to experience meaningful change, so let's get started!
Testimonials
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Clients Feedback
I have never had a doctor explain things to me so clearly and in as much depth as Doctor Dockery. She is thorough in her assessment and explanation while providing ample ways to improve your overall health. She is effective in treating acute problems and proactive by implementing preventative measures to help optimize your health. I appreciate the amount of time she spends with me in the room and am impressed by her knowledge of new medical research.
Dr. Amrit Dockery is incredibly knowledgeable in her field, especially in regards to health and wellness. She took the time and care to walk me through my results, as well as giving me a practical game plan on how I could work towards my health goals. She cares about true healing and getting to the root of the issue, not just putting a band aid on things. I have been incredibly blessed by her care.