Monarch Ideal Care
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What is Monarch Ideal Care?
Monarch Ideal Care is a physician-led primary care practice at 2855 W Market St, Suite 204, in Fairlawn, Ohio. Dr. Leslee McElrath, MD, is the prescriber named. Alongside primary care, it offers hormone replacement therapy, laser hair removal, health and wellness coaching, and one-time medical visits. It does not offer weight loss or peptide services. Google lists it as a family practice physician, with a 5 rating from 46 reviews. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The hormone program is one of the clinic's main services. It uses bioidentical hormones in two forms: sublingual troches and subcutaneous pellets. Testosterone is the medication it names. It runs separate programs for women and men, and Dr. McElrath is a certified BioTE provider.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices for hormone therapy or a consultation fee. It also does not say whether medication is included in any price. There are two ways to pay. The membership covers direct access to the physician, extended appointment slots, virtual visits, same-day appointments, and direct calendar access for self scheduling. Labs and specialty services cost extra, and those fees are explained up front and discounted compared with self pay. In its own words: "It's like a gym membership though, you are paying for it no matter how often or infrequently you are using services, until you cancel." The other option is an insurance-only program with in-office visits during set business hours. It does not say whether insurance covers hormone therapy.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes the hormone prescription and who handles follow-up. Ask whether the monthly fee includes the medication, and whether it is brand-name or compounded. Ask what the hormone labs cost (CBC, CMP, lipid panel, thyroid panel, vitamin D, vitamin B12, and hormone levels) and what repeat labs cost, since the clinic monitors therapy over time. Ask whether the consultation and the required in-person meet and greet carry a fee, and how cancellation works. If you are seeking gender-affirming hormone care, ask first. Its hormone services are for physiologic and age-related hormone decline in adults, and it does not use troches or pellets for transgender therapy at this time.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you are an adult in Fairlawn, Akron, or one of the nearby communities the clinic serves, you can text or book your own appointments, and you welcome lifestyle recommendations alongside treatment. It is not a fit if you mainly want weight loss drugs, chronic pain medication, or stimulants, which the practice names among patients who are not a good fit.
Sources: monarchidealcare.com, monarchidealcare.com/hormone-replacement-clinic/bioidentical-hormone-therapy, monarchidealcare.com/hormone-replacement-clinic, monarchidealcare.com/hormone-replacement-clinic/mens-hormone-optimization
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Monarch Ideal Care’s own website on 2026-10-15. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Physician-Led Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.
Hours
HOURS: M-F 9a-5p