Women’s Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Assessment and management of perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.
Perimenopause and menopause may be associated with symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disturbance, mood changes, vaginal dryness and changes in libido. These concerns can be discussed during medical assessment. Where clinically appropriate, the prescribing doctor may discuss management options, risks, benefits and alternatives.
Elite HRT offers structured Telehealth assessment for women seeking medical review of menopause-related symptoms. All treatment decisions are made by our prescribing doctor following review of your questionnaire, screening and bloodwork.
Medication options, where clinically appropriate, are discussed by the prescribing doctor during consultation.
Who Is This Service For?
Elite HRT is designed for women experiencing symptoms associated with:
• Perimenopause
• Menopause
• Post-menopause
Common concerns may include hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disturbance, mood changes, brain fog, vaginal dryness and changes in libido.
This service does not include fertility treatment.
Women under 40 with suspected Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) are generally referred to an endocrinologist, as this is not considered appropriate for Telehealth-only management.
How It Works
Step 1 – Provide Your Recent Bloodwork
Provide recent bloodwork, or arrange the Elite HRT panel if required for assessment.(within the last 3 months).
Step 2 – Submit Your Questionnaire
Complete our online questionnaire, including your medical history and screening information.
Step 3 – Telehealth Consultation
If appropriate, you’ll be scheduled for a 30-minute telephone consultation with our prescribing doctor to review your results and discuss management options.
Screening Requirements
Before prescribing, patients must be up to date with appropriate screening.
This includes:
• A Cervical Screening Test (within the past 5 years)
• A Mammogram (within the past 2 years)
Consultation may proceed without uploaded screening results; however, prescriptions cannot be issued until required screening documentation has been reviewed.
Additional investigations may be requested where clinically indicated
FAQs
What is Elite HRT?
Elite HRT is our women’s hormone service focused on the assessment and management of perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.
As a private Telehealth clinic, Elite HRT provides a Telehealth pathway for women seeking medical assessment for menopause-related concerns. Patients can complete pathology locally and, where appropriate, speak with the prescribing doctor by telehealth at their scheduled appointment time.
All treatment decisions are made by our prescribing doctor following review of your questionnaire, bloodwork and consultation. Medication options, where clinically appropriate, are discussed by the prescribing doctor during consultation.
What blood tests are required?
A comprehensive baseline blood panel is required prior to consultation.
The Elite HRT blood panel can be conveniently ordered through iMedical, providing an efficient way to organise the required bloodwork prior to assessment. Results are typically returned within 24-48 hours after collection and sent directly to your email, helping streamline the process without the need for multiple GP visits to request and collect pathology results.
The panel reviews over 40 key biomarkers relevant to menopause and overall health, providing your reviewing doctor with a comprehensive baseline to support a clinical assessment.
Patients are not obligated to order the Elite HRT panel. If your GP or pathology provider has already supplied the required tests within the last three months, those results can be used for assessment. Elite HRT does not make any profit from the iMedical panels – they are offered purely to help patients organise the necessary bloodwork efficiently.
The EliteHRT blood panel includes:
• Free and Total Testosterone
• E2 (Oestradiol)
• SHBG
• FSH/LH
• Progesterone
• Prolactin
• DHEAS
• Cortisol
• TSH/FT3/FT4
• Full Blood Count
• Liver Function (LFT)
• Kidney Function (UEC)
• Chol/TG/HDL/LDL
• Glucose
• HbA1c
• High Sensitivity CRP
• Iron Studies
• Vitamin D
If still cycling, patients will be asked which day of their menstrual cycle the blood test was performed.
How long are consultations?
All Elite HRT consultations are 30-minute telephone appointments.
How often will I need to be reviewed?
The general review structure is:
• Initial consultation
• 3-month review
• 6-month review
If clinically appropriate, patients may then move to 6-monthly reviews.
How much does it cost?
Initial and ongoing Telehealth assessment: 30-minute Consultation (Initial, 3-monthly or 6-monthly treatment review requiring bloodwork review, protocol assessment and rescript): $499
Additional Telehealth Consultation: 30-minute Bloodwork and symptom Review Consultation (No Rescript): $240
Doctor Clinical Review and Guidance: (No Consultation): $50
Clinical Review & Medication Re-script: (No Consultation Required)*: *Available only in unique circumstances where the doctor determines a consultation is not required: $50
Doctor-signed letters: Doctor signed Summary/Travel/Referral letter $50
Additional Costs: Partner pharmacy shipping: $23 express postage Australia-wide
Elite WMT – Weight Management Doctor Consult & Ongoing Care Fees (including medical follow-up and program support):
- New Weight Management Treatment assessment (not including HRT): 15-minute Initial Consultation: $250
- Monthly Weight Management Treatment titration review (not including HRT): 15-minute Monthly Consultation: $165
- Ongoing quarterly Weight Management Treatment review (not including HRT): 15-minute Quarterly Consultation: $360
- New dual HRT + Weight Management Assessment: 30-minute Consultation: $499
- Existing HRT patients adding weight management/vice versa: 30-minute Consultation: $499
- Ongoing HRT + Weight management reviews: 30-minute Consultation: $499
Medication and bloodwork costs are separate and determined by the prescribing doctor’s treatment plan and the relevant pharmacy or pathology provider. We do not apply any markups to medication or blood tests.
Is Medicare available?
Can I claim medication costs through my private health insurance?
How do I get started?
1. Complete the required EliteHRT blood test.
2. Once your results are available, complete our online questionnaire.
Once we have received all required information
– including bloodwork and screening requirements (Cervical Screening Test within the last 5 years & Mammogram within the last 2 years) – our team will review your submission and contact you to schedule a 30-minute consultation with our doctor, if appropriate.