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Wellness

Hormone Optimization in Cooper City

Restore balance with personalized hormone optimization.

Physician-led hormone optimization and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy consultation in Cooper City, Florida

Overview

Hormones regulate energy, metabolism, mood, sleep, libido, body composition, cognition, and overall wellness. Our physician-led hormone optimization program combines a comprehensive evaluation, detailed symptom assessment, and laboratory testing to develop a personalized treatment plan.

Conditions we evaluate

We evaluate symptoms related to perimenopause, menopause, low testosterone, fatigue, weight gain, decreased libido, poor recovery, brain fog, and other hormone-related concerns.

Comprehensive testing and monitoring

Treatment begins with wellness laboratory testing and ongoing monitoring to help optimize safety and effectiveness. Recommendations are individualized and evidence-based.

Telemedicine hormone care

Most hormone optimization consultations, laboratory reviews, medication adjustments, and follow-up visits are conveniently completed through secure telemedicine for eligible Florida patients. When clinically appropriate, in-person visits are also available at our Cooper City practice, which also serves Davie, Weston, Pembroke Pines and Southwest Ranches.

Why Ivy Wellness & Aesthetics

Receive physician-directed care with individualized treatment plans, convenient telemedicine follow-up, and long-term wellness support. Because hormones, weight and nutrient status move together, your plan may be coordinated with medical weight management, peptide therapy or vitamin and wellness injections when your evaluation supports it.

Important information

Treatment recommendations are individualized after physician evaluation and appropriate laboratory testing.

What being treated actually involves

Hormone care is mostly conversation and monitoring rather than procedures. The first appointment is a detailed discussion of symptoms and history, and much of the ongoing program can be handled by secure telemedicine. The one physical step for nearly every patient is the blood draw that testing requires: a band around the upper arm, a short scratch as the needle goes in, then pressure over the site for a minute or two. Some people find a draw straightforward and some do not, and saying so beforehand genuinely helps.

Beyond that, what treatment feels like depends on the form prescribed. Some routes are taken by mouth or applied to the skin and involve no needle at all; others are given by injection with a fine needle. Which route suits you, and what it involves week to week, is settled at your consultation once your results have been reviewed.

What hormone optimization costs

Hormone care is a program with a beginning rather than a single appointment, and the cost follows that shape. Nothing is prescribed before your labs are back, so the first expense is always information.

  • The laboratory panel. What gets tested depends on your symptoms, and the panel is selected for you rather than run as a fixed bundle.
  • What is prescribed. Therapies differ in form and in cost, and the right one depends on your labs and how you feel.
  • How often you are monitored. Repeat labs and dose adjustments are individualized; some patients need closer follow-up than others.
  • How you are seen. Most follow-up is available by secure telemedicine for eligible Florida patients, which keeps the ongoing cost of care steady and predictable.

Hormone optimization here is self-pay, and all labs provided by Ivy Wellness and Aesthetics are cash pay. Your consultation is complimentary, and you will know what the evaluation and the first phase of treatment cost before you agree to either. Patient financing is available, and memberships apply where aesthetic treatment sits alongside your wellness care.

Frequently asked questions

What is hormone optimization?

A personalized medical approach to evaluating and treating hormone imbalance.

What is BHRT?

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy uses hormones structurally similar to those naturally produced by the body.

Who is a candidate?

Adults experiencing symptoms of hormonal imbalance after physician evaluation.

What symptoms can hormones affect?

Fatigue, weight gain, hot flashes, low libido, mood changes, sleep, muscle mass, and cognitive function.

What hormones are tested?

Testing may include testosterone, estradiol, progesterone, thyroid hormones, cortisol, DHEA-S, FSH, LH, and others.

Is telemedicine available?

Yes. Most hormone optimization follow-up visits are available by secure telemedicine for eligible Florida patients.

How often are labs repeated?

Monitoring is individualized based on your treatment plan.

How long until I notice improvement?

Many patients notice changes within several weeks, although results vary.

Do you treat menopause?

Yes, when clinically appropriate.

Do you treat low testosterone?

Yes, after physician evaluation.

Can hormone optimization help weight management?

Hormonal balance may support a comprehensive physician-supervised weight management plan.

Does insurance cover treatment?

Hormone optimization is self-pay, and all labs provided by Ivy Wellness and Aesthetics are cash pay.

How much does hormone optimization cost?

Hormone care begins with laboratory testing, so the first cost is the evaluation, and what follows depends on what is prescribed and how closely you need to be monitored. Programs are self-pay, and all labs are cash pay. You will know what the evaluation and the first phase of treatment cost at your complimentary consultation.

What does hormone treatment involve day to day?

Mostly conversation and monitoring. The first appointment is a detailed discussion of symptoms and history, and much of the ongoing program can be handled by secure telemedicine. The physical part for nearly every patient is the blood draw that testing requires: a short scratch, then pressure over the site afterward. What treatment itself feels like depends on the form prescribed, as some routes involve no needle at all. Which route suits you is settled at your consultation once results are reviewed.


Find out what your labs actually say

Book a hormone evaluation with Dr. Ivy Lawson and get a plan built on your numbers.

Reviewed by Ivy Lawson, MD · Physician — Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Last reviewed September 2026. About Dr. Lawson