Women’s & Metabolic Health
Serving the areas but not limited to Richmond, Tuckahoe, Bon Air, Henrico County and Chesterfield County, VA
Care for the Changes That Affect How You Feel
Weight, hormones, metabolism, and menopause can influence many parts of your health—and they rarely exist in isolation. At Direct Wellness Primary Care, we take time to understand the full picture and help you navigate these changes with personalized, medically guided care.
Whether you have questions about weight management, changing menopause symptoms, or hormone therapy, you can start with the primary care provider who also knows the rest of your health.
One Provider. A More Connected View of Your Health. These Concerns Are Part of Primary Care
It is common for patients to seek separate programs or specialists for concerns such as weight management or menopause. But many of these needs can be evaluated and managed within primary care.
At DWPC, we can consider symptoms alongside your health history, medications, labs, sleep, mood, cardiovascular risk, preventive needs, and personal goals. When specialty care is needed, we can help identify the appropriate next step while continuing to support your overall primary care.
Services in Ongoing Health Management
Weight Management
A medically guided, whole-person approach to weight that considers lifestyle, health history, metabolic health, medications, labs when appropriate, and treatment options—including prescription therapy when clinically appropriate.
Menopause Treatment
Personalized support through perimenopause and menopause, including symptom evaluation, preventive health, non-hormonal options, and hormone therapy when appropriate.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Individualized evaluation and shared decision-making for patients considering menopausal hormone therapy, with attention to potential benefits, risks, and ongoing monitoring.
Weight & Metabolic Health
Look Beyond the Number on the Scale
Weight can be influenced by nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, medications, hormonal changes, metabolic conditions, and other health factors. That is why our approach begins with understanding your individual situation rather than starting with a one-size-fits-all program.
When appropriate, care may include lifestyle guidance, laboratory evaluation, review of underlying health concerns, prescription weight-management medications, and ongoing follow-up.
Menopause & Midlife Health
Support for a Changing Stage of Life
Perimenopause and menopause can affect sleep, mood, energy, menstrual patterns, sexual and genitourinary health, comfort, and overall wellbeing. These symptoms deserve thoughtful evaluation—especially because they can overlap with other health concerns.
Menopause care can include lifestyle strategies, non-hormonal treatments, preventive care, and discussion of hormone therapy when appropriate. The goal is to build a plan around your symptoms, health history, risk factors, preferences, and goals.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
One Treatment Option Within a Bigger Health Picture
For appropriately selected patients, menopausal hormone therapy can be an effective treatment option for certain symptoms. It is not the right choice for everyone, and it should not be approached as a universal solution.
If hormone therapy is being considered, DWPC can review your health history, symptoms, potential benefits and risks, treatment options, and appropriate follow-up so you can make an informed decision.
Why Manage These Concerns Through Primary Care?
Because Your Health Is Connected
Changes in weight, metabolism, and menopause can intersect with blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, sleep, mood, medications, bone health, cardiovascular risk, and preventive screenings. Addressing these concerns within primary care helps keep those pieces connected.
Whole-Person Care
We consider the concern that brought you in alongside the rest of your health.
Ongoing Follow-Up
Your plan can be revisited and adjusted as symptoms, goals, and health needs change.
One Trusted Provider
Discuss weight, menopause, medications, prevention, and everyday primary care in one ongoing relationship.
Appropriate Next Steps
When specialty care is needed, your primary care provider can help identify the next step.
You Don’t Have to Pay for a Separate Provider Just to Start the Conversation
For DWPC members, conversations about weight management, menopause symptoms, and hormone-related concerns can begin with your primary care provider as part of your broader care. You do not automatically need a separate membership or specialty practice simply to have these concerns evaluated.
Depending on your needs, prescription medications, laboratory testing, imaging, procedures, pharmacy charges, specialty care, or other outside services may involve additional costs.
What Care May Look Like
Although every plan is individualized, care may include:
• A conversation about symptoms, concerns, health history, and goals
• Review of current medications and relevant risk factors
• Assessment for other health conditions that may contribute to symptoms
• Laboratory testing when clinically appropriate
• Discussion of lifestyle and non-medication strategies
• Discussion of prescription treatment options when medically appropriate
• Ongoing follow-up and adjustment of the care plan
• Referral or coordination with specialty care when needed
