Hormonal Health, PERIOD HEALTH PERIMENOPAUSE, MENOPAUSE
Your cycle is your
fifth vital sign.
Care that goes beyond the pill, HRT and investigates what's actually driving your hormonal experience.
When your hormones are off, everything feels off. Your energy, your mood, your body, your sense of yourself. Most women are handed a prescription and sent home. I want to know why. And I want to find a way through with you.
Root-cause. Not symptom chasing ✦
Your cycle is your fifth vital sign ✦
Beyond the pill and HRT ✦
Complex cases are my jam ✦
Integrative. Investigative. Individualised ✦
19,000+ women supported ✦
Adenomyosis Support ✦
Pelvic Organ Prolapse ✦
"Told your bloods are normal but you feel anything but?"
- Your hormones don't operate in isolation. They speak to your nervous system, your gut, your thyroid, your adrenals, your liver, your stress response, and your history. When we look at hormonal health through an integrative lens, bridging Chinese medicine, functional testing, and modern gynaecology, we start to see the full picture.
- This is not a one-size-fits-all approach. There is no pill that fixes everything, because there is no condition that exists in a vacuum. My work is to understand your specific hormonal landscape: what phase of life you're in, what your cycle is trying to tell you, and what's been missed.
- Whether you're navigating your first period, trying to come off the pill, managing a PCOS diagnosis, or moving through perimenopause, I bring the same investigative approach to every appointment: uncover what others miss.
The hormonal picture is rarely simple.
What I treat in clinic
Hormonal health spans every decade of a woman's life, from that first uncertain bleed through to the profound transition of menopause. Each chapter deserves careful, considered care.
Teenage Health & First Periods
A young woman's first cycle sets the foundation for decades of hormonal health. If it's painful, irregular, or frightening, that matters. This is something I treat in clinic with gentleness and education at its centre.
Early interventionMenstrual Cycle Irregularities
Irregular periods, absent cycles, painful bleeds, flooding, spotting. Your cycle is a report card on your hormonal health. When it's disrupted, we investigate. Not suppress.
Cycle regulationComing Off the Oral Contraceptive Pill
Post-pill recovery is real. Acne, hair loss, absent periods, mood changes. The body takes time to recalibrate. I support that transition with targeted nutrition, herbal medicine, and cycle tracking that puts you back in the driver's seat.
Post-pill supportPCOS
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is not a single condition. It's a spectrum with multiple drivers. Insulin resistance, adrenal PCOS, inflammatory PCOS. I work to identify your type and address the root cause, not just manage the symptoms.
Root-cause approachThyroid Health
Thyroid dysfunction underpins so much of what women are told is "just stress" or "normal aging." Fatigue, weight changes, brain fog, cycle disruption. Thyroid health is inseparable from hormonal health, and I take it seriously.
Integrative testingPerimenopause
The years before menopause can be the most turbulent and the most misunderstood. Sleep disruption, mood shifts, cycle changes, brain fog, hot flushes. I help women navigate this transition with clarity, not fear.
Menopause
Menopause is not a deficiency. It is a profound biological transition. I support women who want an integrative approach, whether alongside HRT or instead of it, with Chinese medicine, lifestyle medicine, and the wisdom this stage of life holds.
Integrative menopause care
How I work
An integrative, investigative approach to every woman
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We start with your story
A comprehensive intake that covers your cycle history, hormonal timeline, family history, stress patterns, gut health, and what has and hasn't worked before.
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We investigate with precision
Functional hormone testing, Dutch testing, thyroid panels, gut assessments, and review of any existing pathology, looked at with fresh eyes and an integrative framework.
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We build your protocol
Chinese medicine, herbal formulas, nutritional support, cycle syncing strategies, and where appropriate, referral to trusted gynaecological colleagues. Evidence-informed and individually crafted.
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We build your protocol
Chinese medicine, herbal formulas, nutritional support, cycle syncing strategies, and where appropriate, referral to trusted gynaecological colleagues. Evidence-informed and individually crafted.
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We work together over time
Hormonal health rarely shifts in one appointment. This is a relationship, and I am with you at every stage of the process, adjusting and refining as your body responds.
"When a woman understands her hormones, she understands herself. That knowledge changes everything."
Dr Amanda Waaldyk · 20+ years in integrative women's health
Hormonal health care
wherever you are
Telehealth consultations are available for all hormonal health presentations: initial appointments, ongoing care, functional test review, and second opinions. Full care, from anywhere.
Your first appointment
What to expect
60'
Comprehensive initial consultation
Your full hormonal history, cycle timeline, lifestyle, and what's brought you here. This is where we begin to see the whole picture.
Rx
Individualised protocol
A treatment plan built specifically for you, which may include acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional support, and testing recommendations.
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Ongoing support
Follow-up care that evolves with you, because hormonal health is not a destination, it is a practice. I am with you throughout.
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Referral network
When you need specialist support we connect your with our team of Doctors and other trusted colleagues in our network.
Hormonal Health begins here. Let's understand them.
Whether you're just beginning to question the pill, deep in a PCOS spiral, or somewhere between perimenopause and clarity, there is a way through. With everything I have lived and everything I have learned, I understand that way.
Teenage Health & First Periods
A young woman's first cycle sets the foundation for decades of hormonal health. If it's painful, irregular, or frightening, that matters. This is something I treat in clinic with gentleness and education at its centre.
Early interventionMenstrual Cycle Irregularities
Irregular periods, absent cycles, painful bleeds, flooding, spotting. Your cycle is a report card on your hormonal health. When it's disrupted, we investigate. Not suppress.
Cycle regulationComing Off the Oral Contraceptive Pill
Post-pill recovery is real. Acne, hair loss, absent periods, mood changes. The body takes time to recalibrate. I support that transition with targeted nutrition, herbal medicine, and cycle tracking that puts you back in the driver's seat.
Post-pill supportPCOS
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is not a single condition. It's a spectrum with multiple drivers. Insulin resistance, adrenal PCOS, inflammatory PCOS. I work to identify your type and address the root cause, not just manage the symptoms.
Root-cause approachThyroid Health
Thyroid dysfunction underpins so much of what women are told is "just stress" or "normal aging." Fatigue, weight changes, brain fog, cycle disruption. Thyroid health is inseparable from hormonal health, and I take it seriously.
Integrative testingPerimenopause
The years before menopause can be the most turbulent and the most misunderstood. Sleep disruption, mood shifts, cycle changes, brain fog, hot flushes. I help women navigate this transition with clarity, not fear.
Menopause
Menopause is not a deficiency. It is a profound biological transition. I support women who want an integrative approach, whether alongside HRT or instead of it, with Chinese medicine, lifestyle medicine, and the wisdom this stage of life holds.
Integrative menopause care