Menopause Clinic
Personalised care plans for women
Let's tackle this natural life stage together. We understand that navigating perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause can be a challenging journey full of unknowns. Our Menopause Clinic is designed to provide compassionate and personalized care, tailored just for you.
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Personalised care plans for women
Our clinic can provide you with a comprehensive assessment and an individualised treatment plan, supporting you to manage the physical and emotional challenges associated with this stage of your life.
Over a number of appointments our team will discuss with you: lifestyle modification, diet, exercise, hormone replacement therapy, non-hormonal forms of treatment and talk with you on how you can manage your symptoms and live a healthy life.
Initial appointment
Your first appointment will be with the practice nurse who will work through a health and wellness questionnaire with you. This is to better understand your history, your current challenges, order some key blood tests and review any recent screening results.
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Extended consult with our doctors
Your nurse will then arrange your booking for an extended appointment with one of our doctors/nurse practitioners with special interest in Menopause: Dr Poracchia, NP Hastie or Dr Smith. Your clinician will spend time with you to understand your needs and goals, discuss a range of options and develop a management plan to meet them.
Implementing the plan
You may then visit a member of our Health Improvement Team; either a Health Improvement Practitioner or a Health Coach. Further management of the plan at this stage may include implementing practical steps around nutrition, sleep, stress or exercise. Our Health Improvement Team are here to guide you on actionable and realistic steps to take.
Back on Track Physio
QMC is partnering with Back on Track Physio as part of this offering. We will refer you on and handover to a physio who specialises in strength and conditioning for menopausal women. She will arrange a plan with you that suits your lifestyle and needs - supporting you to avoid injury and optimise strength and fitness.
During menopause our bone density will reduce by around 10% , muscle mass loss speeds up, and as many as 71% of perimenopausal women will suffer from joint and muscle pain – all of this contributing to us being LESS active at a crucial time in our lives where we need to be doing MORE. At the same time we are bombarded with conflicting information on the internet, and it can be difficult to work out how to get started. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Back On Track have put together a package to help you with the physical symptoms and have you thriving through menopause.
Follow up consult
Following this, we invite you back to see the doctor for a follow up appointment in 12 weeks’ time. With your doctor, you will reflect on your progress and make any adjustments or changes to your health management plan. This follow-up visit is included in the overall cost.
Initial appointment
Your first appointment will be with the practice nurse who will work through a health and wellness questionnaire with you. This is to better understand your history, your current challenges, order some key blood tests and review any recent screening results.
Extended consult with our doctors
Your nurse will then arrange your booking for an extended appointment with one of our doctors/nurse practitioners with special interest in Menopause: Dr Poracchia, NP Hastie or Dr Smith. Your clinician will spend time with you to understand your needs and goals, discuss a range of options and develop a management plan to meet them.
Implementing the plan
You may then visit a member of our Health Improvement Team; either a Health Improvement Practitioner or a Health Coach. Further management of the plan at this stage may include implementing practical steps around nutrition, sleep, stress or exercise. Our Health Improvement Team are here to guide you on actionable and realistic steps to take.
Back on Track Physio
QMC is partnering with Back on Track Physio as part of this offering. We will refer you on and handover to a physio who specialises in strength and conditioning for menopausal women. She will arrange a plan with you that suits your lifestyle and needs - supporting you to avoid injury and optimise strength and fitness.
During menopause our bone density will reduce by around 10% , muscle mass loss speeds up, and as many as 71% of perimenopausal women will suffer from joint and muscle pain – all of this contributing to us being LESS active at a crucial time in our lives where we need to be doing MORE. At the same time we are bombarded with conflicting information on the internet, and it can be difficult to work out how to get started. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Back On Track have put together a package to help you with the physical symptoms and have you thriving through menopause.
Follow up consult
Following this, we invite you back to see the doctor for a follow up appointment in 12 weeks’ time. With your doctor, you will reflect on your progress and make any adjustments or changes to your health management plan. This follow-up visit is included in the overall cost.
Who is the Menopause Clinic for?
This clinic is for any woman who is experiencing symptoms of perimenopause, menopause or postmenopause and wants to set goals, develop a plan and be her healthiest, optimal self! This could be anyone from late-thirties age range right through to mid-sixties.
Did you know, there are more than thirty known symptoms of menopause?
Each woman will experience her journey differently and so there is no one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare when it comes to menopause.
This is why our passionate healthcare team have come together to offer a service that is bespoke to the individual and acknowledges each woman's needs, experience and ultimately, her goals.
Dr Chris Poracchia, Dr Kathryn Smith and NP Gaylene Hastie are leading the Menopause Clinic, as this is a stage in life they are passionate about supporting women through. All clinicians have special interests in women's health.
How to make a booking
As this clinic is a specialised service, it is only bookable over the phone. Please give our friendly First Impressions Team a call on 03 441 0500 to book your initial appointment.
What's included
The total cost includes:
- 30 min initial assessment with the nurse
- 30 min consult with the GP to develop a plan
- 30 min consult with a health improvement practitioner or health coach
- 30 min consult with a Back on Track Physiotherapy Menopause Strength and Fitness Service
- 15 min follow-up consultation with the GP within 3 months of the first appt
Pricing
Payment is required when you book your first appointment.
This prepayment and all booked appointments included in the Menopause Clinic are subject to our normal cancellation policy so please give us plenty of notice if you wish to reschedule any of your appointments.
Enrolled patients - $365.00
Non-enrolled patients - $505.00
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Frequently asked questions
Each woman's journey is different. The average age of menopause is 51 years but it is possible to enter the menopause earlier than this.
Hormonal changes cause menopausal symptoms, and many people will have these symptoms as early as 10 years prior to periods stopping completely. This stage is referred to as perimenopause.
Yes, it can be. Many women report feeling anxious or less tolerant of stress than they used to be. This can be unsettling. Talking this though with our doctors as part of the Menopause Clinic will enable you to discuss your symptoms and work towards solutions.
The gold standard is to have an individualized consult as part of our Menopause Clinic as each and every woman will experience menopause differently. However there are generic resources available on Australasian Menopause Society, Menopause and Wellness and International Menopause Society websites
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At QMC we offer personalised care to our enrolled, casual patients or visitors travelling through Queenstown. You don’t have to be enrolled to visit us. View our practice locations below.
Isle Street
As our Isle Street practice is our biggest centre, our healthcare providers work in two general practice teams to provide our enrolled and regular casual patients with a higher standard of healthcare. These teams comprise of GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants...
Jacks Point
Staffed with GPs, Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurse, Health Improvement Practitioner, Health Improvement Coach and a co-located Physio on site...
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At QMC, we offer personalised care to our enrolled, casual patients or visitors travelling through Queenstown. You don’t have to be enrolled to visit us. View our practice options below.
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