Need hormone therapy and menopause doctor Orange county?

Medical school: U.C. Davis School of Medicine

Residency: U.C.S.F - Sutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency

Specializing in hormone therapy, bio-identical HRT, menopause, functional medicine, regenerative medicine

Dr. Van is a triple specialist.  

Specialty 1: Doctorate in conventional medicine (M.D.)

Specialty 2: Functional medicine

Specialty 3: Women's hormone health 

Dr. Van knows first-hand that many women are not getting the help that they need.  This is why she chose to focus on women's health as her third specialty, making her one of the rare functional doctors who is also trained as a menopause doctor.   With 15+ years of experience in functional medicine and women's hormone health, Dr. Van is excited to open Evolve Longevity Center in Irvine, Orange county to help women of all ages restore their hormone balance and feel fabulous again.  Dr. Van knows that her work as a functional medicine doctor and menopause doctor is more than a career.  It is a calling and a lifetime pursuit of knowledge, service, and excellence.

Hormone balance for women is much more complex than for men and requires specialized medical training and expertise.   As a menopause specialist, Dr. Van is committed to the safe and responsible use of HRT therapy for women to get the best results and with minimal adverse effects.  This level of knowledge, experience, and expertise about HRT therapy for women is not easily found elsewhere.   

Your HRT therapy for women needs to be personalized to you to avoid adverse effects.  Our functional medicine doctor Orange county and menopause doctor can prescribe the right HRT therapy based on your specific needs.  We emphasize natural and bio-identical HRT therapy.

Our menopause doctor emphasizes the use of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for your safety and best results.  Bio-identical hormones are identical in structure to the hormones that your body makes naturally so they are familiar to your body and have fewer side-effects.  

Besides peri-menopause and menopause, many women are struggling with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's, PCOS, PMS, PMDD, endometriosis, fibroids, adrenal fatigue, insulin resistance, fertility issues, low sex drive, sleep issues, and hormonal weight gain.  Hormone balance for women is much more complex than for men and requires specialized medical training and expertise.   You will benefit from having a women's hormone specialist to help you restore your hormone balance and reclaim your health and vitality.    

Conventional medicine mainly uses drugs and surgery which tend to cover up your symptoms but do NOT treat the underlying cause.   Functional medicine seeks to find the root causes or underlying causes of your illness, rather than just using drugs to suppress symptoms.  Our functional medicine doctor Orange County is dedicated to this root cause approach.   

Drugs and surgery that are offered in conventional medicine often have many side-effects and do NOT restore your health.   In contrast, our functional medicine doctor offers natural and holistic approaches that help to heal your body and to restore your health.   We work with you on cellular wellness and vitality so that you can stay off drugs.  If you are already on drugs, you will likely need to lower your  doses of medications as your body heal.

Getting the right diagnosis

M.D.s are at the top of their game when it comes to the screening and diagnosis of disease, which sets them apart from other doctors including acupuncturists, chiropractors (D.C.) and naturopaths (N.D.).  Getting the correct diagnosis for your condition is critical to  your health and wellbeing.

Managing pharmaceutical drugs

You need an M.D. who is knowledgeable about pharmaceutical drugs to update dosages or even discontinue your conventional drugs.  This is especially important as your health improves and you no longer need the same doses of drugs. 

Using Insurance for visits and labs

Another big benefit to seeing an M.D. is that visits to an M.D. and labs ordered by an M.D. are reimbursable by insurance if you have a PPO plan or Medicare.  We can provide you with superbills to bill your insurance company for your visits.  Reimbursement is based on the terms and conditions of your plan for out-of-network providers. 

Lab tests and imaging studies ordered by an M.D. are also usually approved and covered by PPO insurance and Medicare.  Labs by non-M.D.s are not usually covered, which might require you to pay more out of pocket.   Reimbursement is based on the terms and conditions of your plan for lab work.  You might have a deductible plus a co-pay.   Please keep in mind that specialized functional medicine lab tests will not be covered by insurance.