Introducing the new Menopause Rocks
Midlife deserves the main stage.
Heather Bartos, MD is one of the country's leading menopause specialists.
A new standard for midlife care
Care built for midlife, not adapted to fit it.
For more than twenty years, I have sat across from women who knew something was wrong and had been talked out of trusting themselves. They were told their labs were normal, that this is just aging, that they should try yoga or an antidepressant and come back next year. They had a five-minute visit, were handed a pamphlet or a prescription, and sent home.
I have watched this happen so many times, and it still makes me furious. That fury is why this practice exists.
Menopause care is not a five-minute visit. It is hormones and metabolism and sleep and mood and sex and strength and everything else your body has decided to throw into the mix, and it takes a physician with enough time to look at all of it at once. That is what I built here.
Hi, I'm Dr. Heather Bartos.
I am an OB/GYN and menopause specialist, and Oprah Winfrey and Maria Shriver named me one of the nation's top five experts in midlife women's health. I mention that not to list a credential, but because it should tell you something about what happens in my exam room.
I started Menopause Rocks because I believe midlife is not a slow decline to manage. It is, for a lot of women, the most interesting and rich chapter of their lives, if they have a physician who actually gives a damn and has enough time to do the job right. My job is to connect the dots: hormones, metabolism, sleep, sexual health, mental health, primary care, and whatever else is going on with you.
I am direct, I am warm, and I am not fluffy. I will tell you the truth about what is happening in your body, I will explain the science, and I will build you a plan that fits your actual life. My patients tell me I am part doctor, part translator, part strategist, and part hype woman.
What I want for you is not perfect, and not twenty-five, again. Instead, you should feel powerful, clear, steady, and strong in your body and in your life.
I'd love to tell you more about how this works, and hear what you're looking for.
Heather Bartos, MD
Membership benefits
Your membership includes
Membership gives you direct access to me across menopause and perimenopause care, hormone therapy, sexual health, metabolic health, weight management, gynecology, and primary care, all connected into a single picture of your health rather than scattered across specialists and waiting rooms.
Instead of paying separately every time you need a visit, a refill, a hormone question, a weight conversation, or one of those “hey Dr. Heather, is this normal” moments, you pay one annual fee that covers your ongoing care with me.
I am keeping this practice small. I want the time and space to actually know you, think about your care between visits, and answer your questions without racing to the next appointment.
Your membership includes:
Comprehensive intake and annual wellness exam
- A thorough intake appointment covering your full history, your symptoms, and what you want to get back
- Annual wellness exam including breast exam, pelvic exam, Pap smear, and HPV testing*
- A personalized health roadmap and preventive screening recommendations
- Cardiovascular, diabetes, and cancer risk assessment
- Bone health and cognitive health assessment
- Emotional and mental health screening
- Sexual wellness assessment
- STI screening and in-office blood draw
- Routine lab review*
Visits and access to me
- Up to 11 visits per year in addition to your annual wellness exam
- Same or next-day appointments when something urgent comes up
- Longer appointments, because the visit should end when your questions do
- Telehealth visits, in Frisco or wherever you are
- Secure messaging with my office
Menopause, hormone, and midlife medicine
- Perimenopause and menopause evaluation
- Hormone assessment, thyroid evaluation, and metabolic evaluation
- Evidence-based hormone therapy when it is right for you, including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone therapy
- Hormone pellets*
- Vaginal estrogen
- Non-hormonal treatment options
- Care for hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, fatigue, mood changes, anxiety, sleep problems, weight gain, hair loss, low libido, vaginal dryness, and recurrent UTIs
Sexual health
- Libido, desire, arousal, and orgasm
- Pain with intercourse and vaginal health
- Intimacy and relationship conversations
- Body image
- PRP (O-Shot)*
- VTone and vaginal rejuvenation
- Thermi-Va
These are not side issues. They are quality of life issues, and you deserve to have them taken seriously.
Metabolic health, weight, and longevity
- Weight management and GLP-1 management
- Nutrition guidance and supplement and vitamin review
- Exercise counseling and exercise programming with a Pilates instructor
- Body composition testing (SECA/InBody)
- Cardiometabolic review and metabolic health monitoring
- Bone health optimization
- Sleep optimization, stress management, and burnout recovery
- Peptide therapy
Gynecologic care and in-office procedures
- Abnormal or heavy bleeding, pelvic pain, fibroids, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, and PCOS
- Vaginal infections, recurrent yeast infections, BV, vulvar disorders, and vaginal atrophy
- Urinary symptoms and incontinence
- Abnormal pap, HPV, and cervical dysplasia follow-up
- Abnormal mammogram follow-up
- Endometrial biopsy, colposcopy, cervical biopsy, vulvar biopsy, and limited skin biopsy
Contraception, fertility, and early pregnancy support
- Birth control counseling and oral contraceptives
- IUD placement* and removal
- Nexplanon placement* and removal
- Family planning through the perimenopause years
Diagnostics in the office
- Urinalysis, pregnancy test, rapid strep, COVID test, and flu test
- EKG, with cardiology referral if anything looks off
- Body composition
Care coordination
- Prescription management and medication review
- Specialist, imaging, and surgery coordination
- Medical records review and second opinions
- Preventive reminders, so nothing quietly falls off your list
- Follow-up care
Your next chapter
If you are ready to feel like your best self again, let's get started.
I believe you deserve to feel your best, and I believe midlife deserves the main stage.
