Menopause Support and BHRT in Birmingham
The women who walk into MediZen’s menopause clinic have usually spent months telling themselves one thing. The tiredness, the broken sleep and the sudden waves of heat will pass on their own. By the time they sit down with one of our doctors in Birmingham, most want a single thing. They just want to feel like themselves again.
Doctor-led menopause care
Bespoke BHRT and menopause support, led by Dr David Eccleston at MediZen in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield.
- Consultation £150
- Approach Doctor-led
- Assessment Blood tests
- Plan Bespoke
- Availability Private
- Follow-up Ongoing
per treatment
Who is menopause support and BHRT for?
Menopause rarely announces itself. It arrives as a run of small changes that are easy to explain away one at a time. These changes include a shorter fuse and a thickening waistline. They include a night spent staring at the ceiling, or a word that simply will not come. Around 13 million women in the UK are living with menopausal symptoms at any one time. So if this sounds familiar, you are in very good company. Menopause support at MediZen is for the woman who has made a decision. She would rather understand what is happening to her than keep quietly pushing through it.
Women travel to our Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield clinics for help with the symptoms of this stage. These tend to bite hardest during perimenopause and menopause:
- Hot flushes and night sweats
- Broken sleep and daytime fatigue
- Low mood, anxiety and a shorter temper
- Brain fog and trouble concentrating
- Weight gain, often settling around the middle
- Loss of libido and vaginal dryness
- Joint aches, and changes to skin and hair
- Irregular or heavy periods in the years before your last one
Who it is not for
It is only fair to be clear about who this is not for. BHRT is a prescription-only medical treatment. So it is not a supplement you can pick up on the way home. It is also not right for everyone. Some medical histories rule it out. Our doctors will tell you honestly if that turns out to be the case for you. Many women are also well served by regulated, MHRA-licensed HRT through the NHS menopause service. What MediZen offers is a private, personalised route for women who want their treatment tailored to their own blood results. It is then reviewed closely over time. If menopausal weight gain is your main frustration, we may also talk about medical weight loss support. This could be alongside, or instead of, hormone treatment.
What is bio-identical HRT (BHRT)?
Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is a personalised form of HRT. The hormones used are chemically identical in structure to the ones your own body makes. That is where the name comes from. The idea is simple to describe and careful to do well. We replace and rebalance the specific hormones that menopause has depleted, guided by what your blood tests actually show. It is not a case of reaching for one fixed dose and hoping it fits.
That is the real difference between a bespoke plan and a one-size template. Standard HRT comes in set doses. A bespoke plan lets your doctor choose which hormones you receive and at what level. They then fine-tune them at your follow-ups as your body settles. Treatment can be taken in more than one form. The right one depends on your symptoms, your health and how you would prefer to fit it into your life. Your doctor talks all of this through with you before anything is prescribed.
MediZen’s approach to menopause
Menopause is not one condition with one answer, and MediZen’s approach is built to reflect that. Starting from a woman’s own blood results and her own symptoms lets the doctor be far more precise. This covers what to replace and how much of it. The work is to get that balance right and then keep adjusting it at each review. So the goal becomes a woman who feels steady again rather than a tidy number on a chart.
A word on the language, because it matters. “Bio-identical” is sometimes used loosely, so we are careful about what we mean by it. Every plan at MediZen is prescribed and supervised by a doctor after a face-to-face medical assessment and proper blood testing. It is then reviewed at regular appointments. It helps to read the NHS overview of hormone replacement therapy for the wider picture. Then bring your questions to your consultation.
Menopause, skin and wellness under one roof
Menopause does not stop at hot flushes. It shows up in the mirror too. As oestrogen falls, skin loses collagen and moisture faster than it can replace them. That is why so many women notice new dryness, laxity and fine lines in their late forties and fifties. MediZen opened its Wellness clinic in 2023 for this exact reason. It sits alongside the aesthetic side of what we do. As a result, menopause can be supported from the inside and the outside at the same time.
Some women want nothing more than their symptoms settled, and that is a complete plan in itself. Others want to address the visible side too. Where that fits, our doctors and skin specialists might suggest a Profhilo course to rehydrate and firm menopausal skin. They might also suggest a tailored medical-grade skincare routine built around the changes hormones bring. For the flat energy and stubborn tiredness that so many describe, some patients also ask about NAD+ supplements. None of this is compulsory, and none of it replaces the hormone work at the heart of your plan. It simply means that, under one roof in Birmingham, you can treat the whole of how menopause feels and looks.
Bespoke BHRT vs standard HRT
People weighing up a private menopause clinic often have one question. They want to know how bespoke BHRT differs from the standard HRT their GP can offer. Both are valid, and both help a great many women. Here is an honest side by side so you can decide which route suits you. Just remember that your consultation is where the right answer for you is actually reached.
What to expect at our menopause clinic
Meet our team of experts
At MediZen we truly believe that the best treatments come down to the best practitioners partnered with the best products. We have selected a dedicated team of professionals who are experts in their fields. They deliver the best treatments in a safe and comfortable environment. Our team has been extensively trained in every treatment they perform.
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Menopause Support (BHRT) prices
Menopause support at MediZen begins with a consultation. That is because a price only makes sense once a doctor understands your symptoms and sees your blood results. The initial consultation is £150. From there, blood testing and your first follow-up start from £450. Your doctor will set out the full cost of your bespoke plan clearly before you commit to anything. Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is only available privately, so there is no NHS route to it. We would always rather you knew that up front.
Menopause and BHRT FAQs
Still weighing up bespoke BHRT and menopause support in Birmingham? These are the questions our patients ask most about the treatment itself, from how it differs from standard HRT through to safety and what to expect. For questions about a specific symptom or what it costs, see the section just below.
BHRT is a personalised form of HRT that uses hormones chemically identical in structure to the ones your body makes. The aim is to replace and rebalance the specific hormones menopause has depleted, guided by your blood results. It is prescribed and supervised by a doctor after a face-to-face medical assessment, and reviewed at regular follow-ups.
Standard HRT comes in fixed, standard doses. Bespoke BHRT is built around your individual blood results, which lets your doctor choose which hormones to replace and at what level, then fine-tune them at your follow-ups. It is the difference between an average and a plan made for you. Both are legitimate; your consultation is where we work out which suits you best.
Bespoke bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is only available privately, so there is no NHS route to it. Many women are well supported by regulated, MHRA-licensed HRT through their GP, and that is a genuinely good option. If you want a private, personalised plan reviewed closely by a doctor, that is what our menopause clinic in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield provides.
You sit down with one of our doctors for an unhurried conversation about your symptoms, your medical history and what you want to feel again. There is no pressure and no prescription on the spot. Your doctor explains whether BHRT is sensible for you, arranges blood tests if it is, and sets out the process and cost clearly before any decision.
Yes, and they are the point. Blood tests show which hormones menopause has actually affected, so your doctor can measure rather than guess. Your samples go to an advanced testing facility, and the results become the foundation of your bespoke plan. Without them, treatment is just an educated guess, which is not how we work.
Menopause support at MediZen is doctor-led. Your plan is prescribed and supervised by a MediZen doctor, and the wellness side of our clinic was established by our founder and clinical director, Dr David Eccleston. Because BHRT is a prescription-only medical treatment, a doctor stays involved throughout, not just at the start.
It can be taken in more than one form, and the right one depends on your symptoms, your health and what fits your life. Your doctor talks the options through with you at your consultation and reviews how you are getting on at your follow-ups, adjusting where needed.
All hormone treatment carries potential risks as well as benefits, which is exactly why ours is doctor-led, based on blood testing, and reviewed regularly rather than left to run. Your doctor discusses the balance of benefits and risks in the context of your own health and history before you begin, and monitors you throughout. If your history means it is not suitable, we will tell you plainly.
Most women describe a gradual steadying over the early weeks rather than an overnight change. Some symptoms ease sooner than others. The follow-up appointments matter here, because that is where your doctor fine-tunes the plan until the balance is right for you.
Your first consultation is £150, and blood testing with your initial follow-up starts from £450. Because every plan is built around your own results, your doctor sets out the full cost of your bespoke treatment clearly before you commit to anything. Bespoke BHRT is only available privately, so there is no NHS route to the tailored version.
Most women find the whole process very manageable. The part people ask about most is the blood test, which is a routine sample rather than anything to dread. How your treatment itself is taken is discussed at your consultation, and your doctor will always choose an option that suits your comfort and your daily life.
There is no downtime in the way you would expect from a procedure. Menopause support is a medical plan you follow day to day, so you can carry on with work, family and everything else while your hormones settle. The appointments that matter are your reviews, where your doctor checks how you are responding and refines the balance.
There is no fixed end date, because menopause support is shaped around how you feel over time rather than a set course. Some women stay with it for several years while symptoms are at their most disruptive, then reassess with their doctor as things change. Your follow-ups are where that decision is made together, never in a hurry.
Yes, and many women do. Once hormones are steadier, some choose to address the visible side of menopause with a Profhilo course for skin that has lost firmness, while others ask about NAD+ supplements for flagging energy. None of this is required, and your hormone plan always stays at the centre of your care.
For women who want their treatment matched to their own blood results and reviewed closely over time, the tailored approach is where the value lies. It is about precision and ongoing supervision rather than a single prescription handed over once and forgotten. You can see how menopause support sits alongside our full range of treatments at our Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield clinics.
BHRT for your symptoms and costs
Wondering whether BHRT can help your particular menopause symptoms, or what a private menopause clinic in Birmingham costs? These are the questions we hear most about individual concerns such as hot flushes, sleep, mood, weight and skin, along with pricing and where to find us.
Hot flushes and night sweats are among the symptoms women most often come to us about, and rebalancing the hormones menopause has depleted is aimed squarely at them. Because your plan is based on your own blood results and adjusted at follow-ups, your doctor can work towards steadier days and calmer nights over the course of your treatment rather than a one-off attempt.
Broken sleep and daytime tiredness are two of the most wearing parts of menopause, and they often improve as your hormones settle. Your doctor will look at the whole picture rather than sleep alone. For some women we also discuss NAD+ supplements to support energy, though these sit alongside your hormone plan rather than replacing it.
Many women tell us the hardest changes are the ones no one can see: a low mood that has crept in, more anxiety than usual, a fog that makes work harder. These are common in menopause and often ease as hormones rebalance. It is also why your consultation includes a full medical review, since it is important to be sure the cause is hormonal rather than something that needs looking at separately.
Weight settling around the middle is a frequent frustration in menopause, and getting your hormones into better balance can help. For some women that is enough on its own. Where more support is wanted, we can talk about medical weight loss support through our Wellness clinic, either alongside your hormone plan or as a separate conversation.
As oestrogen falls, skin can lose collagen and moisture and start to feel drier and less firm, and hair can change too. If you want to address the visible side, our skin specialists might suggest a Profhilo course or a medical-grade skincare routine designed for menopausal skin. You can see everything we offer across our full range of treatments.
Yes. MediZen looks after patients across Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield, and our menopause clinic draws women from right across the Midlands. Wherever you start, your care is doctor-led and built around your own blood results, with follow-ups to keep it on track.
Hormone changes are not only a female experience. Men can develop symptoms such as fatigue, low libido, mood changes and loss of muscle as hormones shift with age, sometimes called andropause. BHRT is tailored individually, and doses are never identical from one person to the next, so a consultation and blood tests are the starting point for men as well as women.
Your initial consultation is £150, and blood testing with your first follow-up starts from £450. Your doctor sets out the full cost of your personalised plan clearly before you commit. BHRT is only available privately, so we are always upfront that there is no NHS alternative to bespoke treatment.
There is no single age that fits everyone. Perimenopause can begin in the early forties for some women and later for others, and it tends to be symptoms rather than birthdays that prompt a first consultation. If the changes are affecting your days and your nights, that is reason enough to sit down with one of our doctors and find out what your hormones are actually doing.
No. Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is not suitable during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, and your doctor will always review your full history before anything is prescribed. If your circumstances mean it is not the right time, we will tell you plainly and talk through what makes better sense for you instead.
Why MediZen
As one of the UK’s leading medical aesthetic clinical trial and training centres, and one of only a handful of cosmetic clinics registered with the Government’s Care Quality Commission, you can be confident that our focus is your needs and that quality, training, safety and pain management are paramount in everything that we offer.
We have been using injectables here at MediZen for over 20 years. MediZen’s clinical director, Dr David Eccleston, was one of the first doctors in the UK to offer injectables and is therefore extremely experienced in the use of all injectable treatments, leading to him being named by Tatler as the ‘Man in the Midlands for Injectables’.
All of our injectors have been trained personally by Dr Eccleston, so no matter who you see, you can rest assured they have the skills and knowledge required to give you subtle, natural-looking results in the safest of environments.
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