Gallagher Medical consultation suite — Menopause Care

Gallagher Medical · Women's health + metabolic health virtual care

Evidence-based
perimenopause &
menopause care.

Care with Dr. Shauna Gallagher begins with a direct virtual visit that makes room for your experience, history, and goals. Hormonal changes can feel real, disruptive, and varied, and the full clinical picture matters because not every symptom has one cause.

InsuranceCurrently accepting Cigna, Aetna, Anthem, and Emblem plans. Please confirm eligibility and benefits with your plan before booking.

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Women's health + metabolic health virtual program

A care pathway, shaped around your clinical needs.

This clinician-led virtual-care pathway supports conversations about women's health, menopause, hormone-related concerns, and metabolic health. It begins with an individualized evaluation rather than a pre-set package.

If ongoing care is clinically appropriate, follow-up timing and visit type are decided with Dr. Gallagher. This is not a subscription, does not include medication or testing by default, and does not guarantee eligibility, prescriptions, or results.

Personalized Virtual Hormone Consultation

A longer starting point for perimenopause, menopause, hormone-related concerns, or questions that may overlap with metabolic health.

Focused Virtual Follow-Up

For focused follow-up when it is appropriate for your clinical situation and current care plan.

Virtual visits are for patients located in New York State. Urgent symptoms need emergency or urgent-care evaluation rather than telehealth booking.

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You may recognize…

Symptoms that can be hard to explain and hard to ignore.

These experiences can overlap with other health conditions and deserve clinical evaluation rather than self-diagnosis.

Hot flashes or night sweats that interrupt your day or sleep
Sleep disruption, including waking during the night
Periods that are changing in timing, flow, or predictability
Brain fog or changes in concentration
Changes in mood, patience, or irritability
Fatigue that feels different from your usual baseline
Joint or muscle discomfort
Vaginal dryness or discomfort with sex
Bladder or urinary changes
A change in sexual desire

What an evidence-based visit looks like

Start with a physician who listens to the whole picture.

Start with your pattern and priorities

A visit begins with what has changed, how it affects daily life, and what you hope to understand or improve.

Review the full clinical context

This can include menstrual changes, medical and family history, medications, risk factors, and relevant records.

Talk through appropriate next steps

Together, the conversation may cover appropriate options, questions to consider, and a plan for follow-up when needed.

Care options are not one-size-fits-all

An evidence-based approach to treatment.

When medication is appropriate, we generally begin with FDA-approved, non-compounded prescription options rather than custom-compounded hormone preparations when an FDA-approved option is available.

Your plan is individualized after a virtual evaluation, medical history review, and shared decision-making. Potential options may include FDA-approved hormonal and nonhormonal prescription treatments for menopause-related symptoms when clinically appropriate and within Dr. Gallagher's scope and clinical protocols.

The consultation is for clinical evaluation and care planning, not for medication sales. If a prescription is appropriate, it is sent electronically to the pharmacy you choose.

A shared decision

Your options should fit your life.

Menopause and perimenopause care is personalized around your symptoms, goals, health history, preferences, and what fits practically into your life. The delivery method is a shared decision, not a one-size-fits-all plan.

When clinically appropriate, options may include local vaginal estrogen and systemic formulations such as pills, patches, gels, sprays, and rings. Progesterone may also be considered when appropriate.

In selected circumstances, testosterone may be discussed after individualized evaluation. An IUD may also be part of the conversation for some patients. A virtual visit is a place to weigh these possibilities together; it does not guarantee that any particular treatment or prescription will be recommended.

A little clarity

It's not always about a lab result.

Hormone-related laboratory testing is not routine or required for everyone with common menopausal symptoms. Through shared decision-making and individualized clinical evaluation, Dr. Gallagher may partner with you to order and review testing when it could be helpful. Results are considered alongside your symptoms, menstrual changes, health history, and goals, not on their own.

When clinically relevant, an evaluation may also consider bone health, including osteopenia or osteoporosis risk. Systemic estrogen can help limit postmenopausal bone loss, while research continues to refine how measured estradiol levels relate to bone outcomes. There is no universal “optimal” estrogen lab value or guarantee of bone protection; treatment, testing, monitoring, and appropriate screening are individualized based on symptoms, history, contraindications, and bone-risk factors.

Questions worth bringing to your visit

A few notes can help you make the most of the conversation.

These prompts support, not replace, a medical visit.

01
What has changed?
02
Which symptoms affect my day-to-day life?
03
What have I tried so far?
04
What is relevant in my health and family history?
05
What are my goals and preferences?

Important context

This page is educational only, is not medical advice, does not establish a patient relationship, and is not for urgent concerns. New or urgent chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, signs of stroke, heavy bleeding, or thoughts of self-harm should receive immediate or emergency evaluation.

Begin with a conversation

Ready to talk through what has changed?

Virtual consultations are currently available to patients located in New York State only.