Perimenopause and menopause deserve more than a rushed appointment. A licensed BC prescriber assesses you online, and a Carebridge pharmacist supports the rest: evidence-based hormone therapy, honest answers about safety, and your medications organized the way you actually live.
Hot flashes, night sweats, disrupted sleep, brain fog, mood changes, joint aches, and changes to intimacy: the menopause transition can touch almost everything, often for years, and too many women are told to simply wait it out. The evidence now supports doing more than that for those who want it.
The Carebridge Menopause Clinic connects you with a licensed BC prescriber who assesses your symptoms and history and, where appropriate, offers hormone therapy or other options, with the visit billed to MSP so there is no visit fee. Around that, a pharmacist who has time for your questions handles the medication: what to expect, how to take it, how it is working, and how to keep the routine simple.
For a generation, women heard "no," traced to the initial 2002 Women's Health Initiative headlines. Two decades of follow-up have substantially revised that picture, and much of the old blanket fear is now understood to have been applied too broadly.
The modern answer is not "safe" or "dangerous," but an individualized decision made with a prescriber and reviewed over time. This clinic is built around that decision.
These are educational examples, not recommendations. Your prescriber decides what, if anything, is appropriate, and Health Canada approved products are the first choice for most women; compounding is used where a commercial product does not fit. Every option requires a prescription.
These options are examples only, provided for education. Health Canada approved products are the first choice for most women; compounded preparations are not Health Canada approved, are not safer or more natural than approved products, and hormone therapy of any kind has risks and benefits to review with your prescriber. See our women's hormone compounding page for more on compounded options.
You complete a private intake and symptom screen covering your history, symptoms, and what matters most to you. It takes about ten minutes.
A licensed BC online clinic reviews you, may order bloodwork, and discusses options. Billed to MSP for eligible BC residents; no visit fee.
If treatment is prescribed, our pharmacist counsels you, screens through PharmaNet, and answers the questions that come up in the first weeks.
Therapy is reviewed and adjusted over time, refills arrive by free delivery or Main Street pickup, and we check in as your needs change.
Menopause is also when bone and heart health come into focus, and many women add vitamin D3, calcium, magnesium, and omega-3 to their day. Carebridge can pack your prescribed oral hormone therapy, such as progesterone at bedtime and estradiol in the morning, into CarePacks pouches together with those supplements, screened for interactions, so the whole routine tears off in one strip. It is a small thing that makes consistency easy.
The Menopause Clinic is [status to confirm]. Join the waitlist and we will contact you when intake opens. Prefer to talk now? Our pharmacist offers a menopause consultation today, and can refer you to a prescriber, through our women's hormone service.
Assessment and prescribing are performed by an independent licensed prescriber. Joining the waitlist or submitting an intake does not guarantee a prescription. A dedicated menopause screening form is [status to confirm].
Hormone therapy has real risks and benefits that depend on your health history, and it requires ongoing prescriber monitoring. It is not appropriate after certain cancers, clotting disorders, or unexplained vaginal bleeding, which is why assessment comes first. Report unexpected bleeding, breast changes, leg swelling or pain, chest pain, or sudden headaches or vision changes to your doctor promptly. Assessment and prescribing are made by a licensed prescriber, and a prescription is not guaranteed.
For healthy women under 60 or within 10 years of menopause onset, current evidence, including the 2022 position statement of The Menopause Society, finds the benefits generally outweigh the risks for treating hot flashes and preventing bone loss. The fear that followed the 2002 WHI headlines is now understood to have been overapplied; 18-year follow-up found no increase in all-cause mortality. Safety is individual and depends on age, timing, dose, route, and history, so the decision belongs with you and your prescriber.
No. For eligible BC residents, the consultation is billed to MSP through a licensed BC online clinic, so there is no visit fee. You pay only for any medication, and we confirm that cost with you before dispensing.
No. This clinic is not hormones-only. For women who cannot or prefer not to use hormone therapy, prescribers have effective non-hormonal medications for hot flashes, plus sleep, bone, and lifestyle strategies. The plan is built around your history and your preferences.
The pharmacist consultation, available now through our women's hormone service, is information and support plus a referral to a prescriber if you need one. The Menopause Clinic, [status to confirm], adds the online prescriber assessment itself, billed to MSP, so assessment, prescribing, and pharmacist follow-up are all in one place.
Yes. Oral hormone therapy such as progesterone and estradiol can be packed into CarePacks pouches alongside vitamin D3, calcium, magnesium, and other daily supplements, screened for interactions, so your whole routine is sorted by time of day.
Yes, when a prescriber directs it and a commercial product does not fit, for example a peanut-oil-free progesterone or a custom strength. Health Canada approved products are the first choice for most women, and compounded preparations are not safer or more natural. Our women's hormone compounding page has the detail.
Peer-reviewed and clinical sources behind the safety discussion above. External links open in a new tab.
Join the waitlist for the Menopause Clinic, or book a pharmacist consultation today. Evidence-based care, honest answers, and a routine that fits your life.