Menopause care in Florida, by video

Florida has a menopause clinic on every other corner in Tampa and almost none in the Panhandle, and both kinds of patient end up with the same problem: a package sold at the first visit, or no visit at all. Golden Leaf does it differently. A $99 video visit with a clinician licensed in Florida, usually within days, a plan that starts with your symptoms rather than a product, and $49 a month for the follow-up visits and messaging that keep it adjusted. It works the same from Tampa Bay, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville or the Keys.

What happens at a Florida visit

The first visit is a conversation by video with a clinician licensed in Florida: your symptoms, your history, what you’ve tried, what you want back. Three things can follow, each decided together:

• Testing, only when it would change the plan. Your provider says so at the first visit. If labs are needed, they’re ordered for you with instructions on where to go. Many women start without them.
• A prescription, if treatment is right for you, sent to a pharmacy that can fill it for you in Florida. We use FDA-approved bioidentical estradiol and progesterone products and, where they fit, compounded prescriptions, and we explain which and why.
• Follow-ups inside the membership: two to three visits with a doctor to settle the dose, then text check-ins through HIPAA-compliant messaging. You can message the care team at any time.

Florida telehealth rules require you to be physically in the state at the time of each visit. Snowbirds and part-year residents: book for the months you’re here, or ask whether we also serve your other state.

Who treats Florida patients

A physician licensed in Florida, through Golden Leaf Health, PC, with the rest of the Golden Leaf care team behind him: Dr. Ashley Alexis, ND, Dr. Steve Groke, MD, and Mai Tran, PharmD, the practice’s compounding pharmacist advisor. Golden Leaf’s clinicians are licensed in every state we serve, and the prescription on your pharmacy label always comes from someone licensed in yours. The About page introduces each of them.

Bioidentical hormone therapy in Tampa Bay

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Westchase and South Tampa have an unusual density of hormone clinics, and most of them lead with pellet implants. A pellet is a fixed dose for three to four months; it can’t be lowered if it turns out to be too much. Golden Leaf’s approach is adjustable dosing, in forms your provider can change as your symptoms change. If you’ve been quoted a pellet package and want a second opinion before committing, that is a good use of a $99 visit. Our earlier guide to BHRT in Tampa lists the questions worth asking any provider.

Menopause specialists for Orlando

Orlando women describe the same sequence as everywhere else: a long wait for a gynecologist, then a short visit that ends with “that’s just your age”. A video visit here is usually available within days and is entirely about perimenopause and menopause. See our Orlando page.

Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Jacksonville and the rest of Florida

South Florida has plenty of clinics and plenty of traffic between you and them. Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Fort Myers, Naples, Sarasota and the Keys have the opposite problem. By video the care, the follow-ups and the pricing are identical in all of them.

What it costs

First visit	$99, refunded if cancelled at least 24 hours ahead
Membership, from one month after the first visit	$49 a month, required for refills and ongoing care
Prescriptions	Priced separately; depends on the medication, form and pharmacy
Lab tests	Priced separately; depends on what is tested

We don’t bill insurance, including Florida Medicaid or marketplace plans. FSA and HSA are accepted. Full terms are on the pricing page.

Symptoms we treat

Hot flashes, night sweats, waking at 3 a.m., brain fog, mood swings, anxiety, low mood, fatigue, weight gain, low libido, vaginal dryness and thinning hair. Each has its own guide in our menopause hub.

Start with the $99 visit

Book a time. To read first: how hormone therapy works and BHRT vs HRT.