Menopause Specialists Who Accept Medicare in Alaska
13 practitioners have an office in Alaska, and 21 more can see patients here by telehealth. 23 of them are certified by the Menopause Society, and the most are in Anchorage, Juneau and Soldotna.
Khaki Hazzlerigg is a family nurse practitioner at a primary care clinic in Soldotna that sees patients of all ages. Her own focus is women's health, from the teen years through perimenopause and menopause. Along with hormone and menopause care she does well-woman exams, IUD and implant placement, colposcopies and early pregnancy care. That means a woman can have her menopause care and routine gynecology handled in the same office. She grew up in South Louisiana and has recently started seeing patients in Alaska. New patients start with a visit of about an hour that goes through their full medical history.
Dr. Jill is a board certified gynecologist and surgeon who runs Modern Gynecology and Skin in Anchorage alongside a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant. Hormone care starts with a symptom questionnaire and blood work covering hormone levels, a full thyroid panel and vitamin D3 and B12, because she does not treat normal or average lab values as the goal. She prescribes bioidentical hormone therapy as creams or gels, a patch, pills or pellets, picks the method after going through a patient's history, lab values and goals, and will prescribe testosterone off label for women. Alongside hormones she keeps a full general gynecology practice including colposcopy, LEEP, fibroid and heavy bleeding treatment, incontinence and prolapse care and minimally invasive surgery, plus a cosmetic side with labiaplasty, ThermiVa and platelet rich plasma injections. She sees patients by video anywhere in Alaska and she co-hosts a live call-in health show on Alaska Public Media. The office is deliberately set up to feel like a spa rather than a clinic.
