Minnesota Women's Care

About Minnesota Women's Care

What is Minnesota Women's Care?

Minnesota Women's Care is an OBGYN and urogynecology practice, and gynecologic care is its main work. Hormone care is one of several services. It has offices in Maplewood, Woodbury, Apple Valley and Hudson, Wisconsin. The people named as prescribing for its hormone care are Stephanie Deppe, MD, Mary Clark, CNP, and Kari Swanson, FNP.

Its hormone services are bioidentical hormone therapy and hormone pellet therapy for menopause. The pellets contain testosterone and estradiol, the two medications it names, and they are placed under the skin. It also runs a functional and integrative medicine program. That begins with a first visit with a functional medicine physician or nurse practitioner, which can last up to an hour. From there, care can add nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian, acupuncture, chiropractic care, exercise therapy, physical therapy or massage. The practice has a 4.8 rating on Google from 22 reviews.

This listing is for its Hudson office at 86 Coulee Rd Ste 201.

What does it cost?

It does not publish a price list. Its one cost figure is an annual one for patients whose insurance does not cover the therapy. In its own words: "When insurance coverage isn't possible, the annual cost for hormone pellet therapy at Minnesota Women's Care is often less than $1,000 per calendar year." It does not say whether the pellet medication is part of that figure, so confirm this first. It also reports that more than 50% of its patients have insurance coverage for their pellet therapy, and it accepts insurance. No consultation fee is stated, and no price is given for the functional medicine services. The main phone line is 651-600-3035.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who would write your pellet prescription and manage your follow-up visits. Ask whether the annual figure covers the pellets, the office visits and the blood work. The practice bases its doses on blood analysis, so ask what those tests cost and how often they are repeated. Ask whether the pellets are brand-name or compounded, because it does not say. Ask what a pellet removal costs. The practice notes it can remove a pellet if needed, but no fee is listed. Ask whether a consultation is charged, whether any visit can be done by telehealth, which it does not state, and how cancellation and rescheduling work.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want menopause or hormone care from a women's health practice that also offers integrative visits, and you are ready to confirm costs before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price list or telehealth, since neither is stated.

Sources: mnwcare.com/our-services/functional-integrative-medicine, mnwcare.com/our-services/hormone-pellet-therapy, mnwcare.com/our-services/bioidentical-hormone-therapy-menopause-management/About-hormone-pellet-therapy

Services Offered

Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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