Whole Woman Health Clinic

About Whole Woman Health Clinic

What is Whole Woman Health Clinic?

Whole Woman Health Clinic is a women's health practice serving Newcastle and Brunswick, Maine. Its office is in Newcastle, just off Route 1. Carrie Levine, CNM, is the prescriber named on its pages, and she describes herself as a midwife. The services it lists are gynecological services, hormone balancing, digestive health and nutritional counseling, and lifestyle, alternative, and functional medicine care. Hormone therapy gets more space on its blog than any other topic.

The blog says Levine generally prescribes transdermal estrogen as a patch, and oral progesterone for patients with a uterus. In its own words: "I generally prescribe transdermal estrogen in the form of a patch because it is available through conventional pharmacies and bioidentical." The blog uses "bioidentical" to mean hormones chemically matched to what the body makes, and it says those hormones are made in a lab. It also lists PremPro among the one-size-fits-all options it does not favor.

The clinic is accepting new patients. In-person visits are encouraged, especially for a first visit, and telehealth and telephone visits are also available. New patients register on the Patient Portal and complete questionnaire forms. Levine describes her work as focused on whole-person health for more than two decades. The clinic has one Google review, which rates it five stars.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, a consultation fee, or whether it accepts insurance. It also does not say whether a fee would include the medication, or what follow-up visits and lab work cost. Ask for the full cost of the first visit, follow-up visits, lab work, and prescriptions in writing before you book.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who will be your prescriber, and who handles refills and questions between visits. Ask whether the estrogen patch and progesterone are manufactured products filled at a conventional pharmacy or compounded, and whether "bioidentical" means to the clinic what you expect it to mean. The clinic is accepting new patients, but it does not say whether hormone therapy starts for new patients, so ask that directly.

The blog recommends annual hormone testing and routine breast and pelvic exams, so ask what those cost and who orders the labs. It also says Levine aims to start hormone therapy within 10 years of menopause and before age 60, so ask how that applies to your timing. Weight comes up in its writing, but weight loss is not listed among the services, so ask whether it prescribes weight loss medication. Finally, ask about cancellation, refunds, and how to reach the office, since no phone number or hours are listed.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want hormone therapy from a midwife who explains her reasoning in detail, you can come in person for a first visit or do telehealth afterward, and you are comfortable with a functional medicine approach. It is a weaker match if you came looking for weight loss or peptide therapy, since neither is named among its services, or if you need a posted price and insurance billing before you commit.

Sources: carrielevine.com/clinic, carrielevine.com/blog/is-it-worth-taking-hormone-therapy, carrielevine.com/blog/glp1-medications-functional-medicine-perspective

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