About Us

After practicing general Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years, I founded The Birmingham Menopause Institute, which utilizes a holistic approach to the management of menopause. This includes the treatment of each woman with customized prescriptions of bioidentical hormones prepared by a compounding pharmacy, in a skin cream preparation. I have treated more than 3000 women in this manner, and am currently in the process of publishing a scientific paper for a major medical journal with our clinical results, which has been extremely gratifying.

The primary reason for our success is that by prescribing bioidentical hormones, which are derived from soy and yams and are chemically identical to those hormones produced by the ovaries (as opposed to using industrially prepared oral synthetic hormones) we avoid the major risk of breast cancer from synthetic progestogens and also the major risk of strokes and heart attacks caused by using estrogens orally. The other reason for using hormones prepared in a skin cream is that it is extremely easy to adjust the dose.

Ours is not an “assembly line” method of treating menopause. We understand that each woman is unique and needs adequate time to explain and sort out her clinical situation. Occurring when it does in a woman’s life, she may have relationship stresses, children with emotional and physical needs, aging parents and/or in-laws who require her attention and, very often, a full time job.  All of these factors are important in developing a successful plan for relieving a woman’s significant menopausal issues.

I have been caring for menopausal women in my physical office for the past 20 years. Due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic I have shifted to a virtual approach using telemedicine visits. Interestingly, I have found that this approach seems excellent for my patients, especially those who have been coming from all parts of Michigan to see me.

In the near future, I look forward to expanding telemedicine to other states.

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