Dragonfly Menopause Care

About Dragonfly Menopause Care

What is Dragonfly Menopause Care?

Dragonfly Menopause Care is a physician-led menopause practice at 8951 Crossroads Blvd, Suite 214, in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It focuses on women in perimenopause, menopause and later life. Dr. Christa Waymire founded the practice. Dr. Christina Manders is the second physician. Both are board-certified family physicians. Dr. Manders completed her family medicine residency at Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Waymire has more than 16 years of experience in family, hospital and emergency medicine.

Hormone therapy (HRT) is one of its services, along with non-hormonal prescriptions, Mid-Life Health, menopause symptom management, weight management and labs. Its hormone therapy uses bio-identical estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Visits can be by Zoom anywhere in Minnesota or in person at the Chanhassen office, and the practice prefers to meet in person for a first visit. Google shows a 4.9 rating from 67 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, a consultation fee or follow-up fees. In its own words: "all visits are self-pay with transparent fees." The practice has opted out of Medicare, so Medicare does not pay for its office visits. Outside labs and imaging may still be covered when those facilities bill Medicare directly.

Visits with Dr. Waymire qualify for HSA reimbursement, and an HSA debit card can be used. It does not say the same applies to Dr. Manders. It also does not say whether any fee includes medication, and it does not publish lab costs.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask for the fee for a first visit, follow-ups, labs and medication, in writing. The office number is 952-900-3436.

Ask whether medication is included in any fee or billed separately. Ask whether a hormone prescription would be an FDA-approved product or a compounded bioidentical one, and who fills it. The practice offers both.

Ask who would sign your prescription, Dr. Waymire or Dr. Manders, and whether you can choose. If you want HSA payment for a visit with Dr. Manders, ask whether that is accepted.

Ask the cost of labs, including salivary hormone testing and four-point cortisol testing, which the practice offers but does not price. If weight management is your reason for calling, ask which non-hormone medications would be prescribed. The practice mentions medications besides hormones for weight gain but names none. Office hours are not listed, so ask those too, along with how to cancel or change an appointment.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you are a woman in Minnesota looking for menopause care, you can pay out of pocket, and you are comfortable with a video or in-person visit. It also suits people with complex histories. Dr. Waymire has specialized training in menopause for breast or gynecologic cancer survivors, and the practice lists clotting disorders, BRCA mutations and surgical menopause among its areas of interest. If you need a firm price before booking, call first.

Sources: dragonflymenopausecare.com, dragonflymenopausecare.com/our-services, dragonflymenopausecare.com/post/who-i-see-at-dragonfly-menopause-care, dragonflymenopausecare.com/menopause-faqs, dragonflymenopausecare.com/dr-waymire

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