Women’s Health & Longevity Care

 

Comprehensive, thoughtful Internal Medicine care for women — with same-day answers, prompt treatment, and a physician who truly listens.

The Care Women Deserve

 

Too often, women are told their symptoms are “stress,” “normal aging,” or “just hormones.”

You deserve real evaluation, real answers, and a physician who takes the time to understand you.

 

At Andover Internal Medicine, I provide unhurried, intelligent medical care for women at every stage of adulthood.

My expertise includes:

  • Metabolic & hormonal transitions

  • Weight changes & midlife metabolism

  • Sleep & fatigue

  • Cardiovascular risk evaluation

  • Autoimmune & inflammatory conditions

  • Thyroid disorders

  • Anemia & nutritional deficiencies

  • Migraine & headache treatment

  • Asthma & respiratory symptoms

  • Sexual health & STI testing

  • Strength, balance & longevity

  • Mental health & stress physiology

 

I do not perform Pap smears, pelvic exams (unless medically necessary), prenatal care, or IUD placement — but I work closely with trusted OB/GYN specialists when needed.

 

Everything else, I provide.

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1. Cardiometabolic Health for Women

 

Women’s heart disease is often subtle — fatigue, breathlessness, palpitations, neck or back discomfort.

 

I evaluate:

  • Blood pressure

  • Lipids & ApoB

  • Prediabetes & diabetes

  • Inflammation

  • Hormone-related metabolic shifts

 

This is precision Internal Medicine, not 7-minute visits.

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2. Weight Management & Midlife Metabolism

 

Women experience real biological shifts, metabolic slowing as early as their 30’s — not failures of discipline, but physiology.

 

My Weight Loss / GLP-1 Optimization Program includes:

  • Full metabolic labs

  • GLP-1 therapy (when appropriate)

  • Muscle-preserving strength guidance

  • Nutrition structure

  • Perimenopause/menopause strategies

  • Sleep & stress evaluation

 

Women often feel a powerful improvement in appetite control, energy, and confidence.

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3. Perimenopause & Menopause Support

 

I help women understand and manage:

  • Hot flashes and night sweats

  • Brain fog

  • Mood swings

  • Sleep disruption

  • Weight gain

  • Joint discomfort

  • Energy decline

 

I evaluate contributors:

  • Thyroid

  • Iron & ferritin

  • Folate & B12

  • CRP

  • Sleep apnea

  • Metabolic changes

 

These symptoms are real, measurable, and treatable-and no woman should be told to simply “live with it”. I coordinate hormone therapy with trusted OB/GYN partners when appropriate.

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4. Sleep, Fatigue & Hidden Sleep Apnea

 

OSA in women is frequently missed because it often presents as:

  • Insomnia

  • Anxiety

  • Morning headaches

  • Light, unrefreshing sleep

  • Daytime exhaustion

  • Fragmented sleep (frequent night awakenings)

 

I provide:

  • Home sleep studies

  • CPAP optimization

  • Weight-related sleep improvement

  • Personalized sleep plans

 

Quality sleep changes everything.

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5. Autoimmune, Thyroid & Inflammatory Conditions

 

Women carry the highest burden of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

 

I evaluate:

  • Thyroid disease

  • ANA & RF (when indicated) with meaningful interpretation

  • CRP

  • Joint pain & stiffness

  • Chronic fatigue

  • Skin & hair changes

  • Vitamin deficiencies

  • Ferritin, B12, folate

 

I coordinate with rheumatology partners when disease suspected or confirmed.

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6. Same-Day Anemia & Nutritional Deficiency Testing

 

Women frequently experience:

  • Iron deficiency

  • Low ferritin

  • Folate or B12 deficiency

  • Vitamin D deficiency

 

My in-office moderate-complexity lab provides same-day results for:

  • CBC

  • Ferritin

  • Iron studies

  • Folate

  • B12

  • Reticulocyte count

  • Thyroid panel

  • CRP

  • Vitamin D level

 

If you eat ice, feel unusually tired, feel unusually cold, or have hair thinning — these symptoms deserve immediate evaluation.

Complete anemia pattern evaluation (iron deficiency vs chronic inflammation vs B12/folate patterns

Due to our onsite moderate complexity lab, many results return in under 20 minutes

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7. Same-Day Arthritis, Joint Pain & Inflammation Evaluation

 

Joint pain in women can stem from:

  • Autoimmune disease

  • Thyroid dysfunction

  • Nutritional deficiency

  • Early inflammatory arthritis

  • Overuse injuries

  • Hormonal transitions

 

Same-day testing includes:

  • CRP

  • Rheumatoid factor (RF)

  • ANA (when appropriate)

  • CBC

  • Ferritin

  • Vitamin D

  • Uric acid

 

Clarity should not take weeks. Most results during the same visit.

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8. Migraine & Headache Care

 

Women experience migraines at far higher rates than men.

 

I evaluate and treat:

  • Classical or common migraines

  • Caffeine withdrawal headaches

  • Cluster headaches

  • Trigeminal or occipital neuralgia

  • Menstrual migraines

  • Stress headaches

  • Temporal arteritis (CRP, prednisone when indicated)

  • Red-flag symptoms requiring imaging

 

Immediate Relief, Right in the Office

Reglan + Toradol provide relief for 80-95% of patients with 45-60 minutes

Reglan (metoclopramide)

Toradol (ketoralac)

No need for urgent care or emergency rooms-rapid, safe, effective care right here

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9. Asthma, Allergies & Respiratory Care

 

Women are hospitalized for asthma more often than men.

 

I offer:

  • Asthma action plans tailored to real life

  • Spirometry for diagnosis and monitoring

  • FeNO to identify airway inflammation (“silent” inflammation)

  • In-office treatment for asthma flares to avoid emergency rooms

  • COPD evaluation and management (including home O2 qualification)

  • Guidance on allergens

  • Guidance on cough variant asthma

  • Access to rapid respiratory panel RSV, COVID, influenza

My goals are simple: no ER or urgent care visits, no missed work or school days because of asthma, no unnecessary oral steroids, and improved quality of life free of asthma symptoms

 

Women deserve care that understands their unique risk patterns.

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10. Sexual Health & Same-Day STI Testing

 

A major advantage of Andover Internal Medicine is same-day diagnostic clarity- no waiting, no guessing, no shotgun treatments, no guessing, no delays

 

Same-Day STI Results

 

I offer rapid testing for:

  • HIV

  • RPR (syphilis)

  • Gonorrhea (NAAT)

  • Chlamydia (NAAT)

  • Trichomonas (wet mount)

  • Candida (KOH)

  • BV (microscopy)

  • Herpes (Tzanck, when indicated)

 

Immediate treatment when necessary.

 

Self-Swab Option

 

Most women may self-collect vaginal swabs for maximum comfort and privacy:

  • Gonorrhea

  • Chlamydia

  • Trichomonas

  • BV

  • Yeast

 

More comfortable, often more accurate.

 

When I Examine

 

I only examine externally when medically necessary:

  • Visible lesions

  • Suspected herpes

  • Severe irritation

  • Concern for PID

 

Pelvic exams are not routine unless truly required.

Medication on Site

Thanks to the in-office pharmacy, most treatments are available immediately:

  • Antibiotics

  • Antivirals

  • Antifungals

 

Pregnancy Testing

 

I offer:

  • Urine pregnancy tests

  • Quantitative serum hCG for early or uncertain cases

 

Fast, clear answers. No waiting days for the results.

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11. In-Office Pharmacy — Medication Dispensed Immediately

 

One of the most appreciated services in this practice at Andover Internal Medicine is the ability to walk out with the medication you need, at near wholesale prices.

 

When you arrive with:

  • UTI

  • Yeast infection

  • BV

  • STI exposure

  • Asthma flare

  • Migraine

  • Painful arthritis

  • Pneumonia or sinus infection

  • Thyroid or blood pressure issues

  • Insomnia or anxiety

  • Iron deficiency

 

…you receive the medication right here, at near-wholesale cost.

 

Carefully Chosen Over-the-Counter Medications

 

I also stock the specific OTC treatments I prefer clinically, such as:

  • Iron with reduced constipation risk

  • Vitamin D and B-complex

  • Electrolytes

  • Allergy and nasal therapies

  • Anti-inflammatory and pain medications

  • Gentle GI medications

 

No guessing. No pharmacy lines. No delays.

 

You walk in with a problem — and walk out with the solution.

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12. Strength, Balance, Bone Health & Longevity

 

Women lose muscle and bone earlier than men.

 

My Longevity & Functional Fitness program helps you:

  • Build strength safely

  • Improve balance

  • Increase flexibility

  • Improve VO₂ max

  • Protect bone health

  • Reduce fall risk

 

Small changes create long-term independence.

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What I Do Not Provide

 

For clarity:

  • Pap smears

  • Pelvic exams (unless medically necessary)

  • IUD/implant placement

  • Prenatal or obstetric care

  • Fertility treatment

 

I coordinate excellent OB/GYN referral when needed.

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Included With Membership—No Additional Fee

 

Women’s health is not an “add-on service” here. These concerns are central to Internal Medicine.

 

Your membership includes:

  • Same-day lab results

  • Same-day STI testing

  • Same-day anemia & arthritis evaluation

  • In-office pharmacy dispensing

  • Weight & metabolic guidance

  • Menopause support

  • Sleep & fatigue evaluation

  • Migraine care

  • Strength & longevity planning

  • Asthma & respiratory care

  • Chronic disease management

  • Preventive screening

 

There are no hidden fees — women’s health is foundational to your care.

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A Message to Women

 

You deserve medical care that respects your intelligence, your time, and your lived experience.

 

My goal is to help you:

  • Feel strong

  • Sleep deeply

  • Understand your symptoms

  • Reduce long-term risks

  • Navigate hormonal transitions

  • Improve metabolic health

  • Move with confidence

  • Live a long, vibrant life

 

You won’t be rushed.

You won’t be dismissed.

You’ll be heard — and cared for.

 


Care for every stage of life