Pasadena Pellet Therapy

About Pasadena Pellet Therapy

What is Pasadena Pellet Therapy?

Pasadena Pellet Therapy is a hormone therapy practice at One West California Blvd, Suite 511, Pasadena, CA 91105. Its main work is pellet therapy, in which hormone pellets are placed just under the skin near the hip. It says it has been providing pellet therapy and bio-identical hormone therapy in Pasadena since 2010. The office phone is 626-734-7220.

It lists two services: Female Pellet Therapy and Male Testosterone Therapy. Its bio-identical hormone therapy includes estriol, estrone, estradiol, testosterone, progesterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Three people are listed as prescribers: Jennifer Y. Park, FACOG, MD, listed under Ob/Gyn; Jennifer Pinzon, FNP, listed as a family nurse practitioner; and Maria Figueroa, RN, listed as a hormone specialist. It does not list weight loss, peptide or longevity services. On Google it has a rating of 5 from 4 reviews and is categorized as a women's health clinic.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. It also does not say whether insurance is accepted, whether financing or a membership is available, or whether the cost of pellet therapy includes the medication. Ask for a written estimate that covers the consultation, the insertion, the medication, follow-up visits and blood work. Ask what each repeat insertion costs, not only the first visit, and get the cancellation terms in writing.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which of the three named clinicians will prescribe for you, and whether that person examines you in person. Ask who makes your medication. In its own words: "This means that individual pharmacies make the pellets (and they must be certified to do so)." Ask which pharmacy makes your pellets, whether it is certified, and what hormone each pellet contains.

Ask about screening. In its own words: "Not everyone is a candidate for pellets, and this is an important determination that the doctors here will make." Ask what the screening visit and blood tests cost, and whether you pay if you turn out not to be a candidate. The men's pages also discuss prostate and blood count questions, so ask how those are checked before the first treatment.

Ask whether any follow-up can be done by video, since it does not say whether telehealth is offered. Ask for office hours, which are not listed, and whether any fee applies if you cancel.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you already know you want hormone pellet therapy, can be seen in Pasadena, and are willing to get the prescriber, the medication and the total cost in writing before you book. It is not a fit if you are looking for weight loss, peptide or longevity care, since none of those are among its services.

Sources: pasadenapellets.com/about-us, pasadenapellets.com/hormone-therapy

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