Anonymous
04/30/2026 15:04
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Carina Ryder at Takoma Park Gynecology. She is a CNM.
Yes, this. She doesn't take insurance, but you can probably submit for reimbursement.
She is the unicorn you're looking for. Good listener, impossible to embarrass or be embarrassed by. Stocks nitrous for procedures and gets visibly angry about providers who recommend "an ibuprofen" for IUD insertion. Also, soft lighting, soft cotton robes, and quilts instead of paper on the exam table.
I would never trust my gynecological care to someone who isn’t an MD but you do you.
That’s a mistake on your part. I am also, for unrelated reasons, a patient at the Mayo Clinic. Carina Ryder’s exam and history skills are better than anything I have experienced anywhere that is not the Mayo Clinic. She is very clear about her scope of practice, and an excellent communicator to boot.
Plenty of MDs have nothing on this particular CNM.
Anonymous
04/30/2026 12:57
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Carina Ryder at Takoma Park Gynecology. She is a CNM.
Yes, this. She doesn't take insurance, but you can probably submit for reimbursement.
She is the unicorn you're looking for. Good listener, impossible to embarrass or be embarrassed by. Stocks nitrous for procedures and gets visibly angry about providers who recommend "an ibuprofen" for IUD insertion. Also, soft lighting, soft cotton robes, and quilts instead of paper on the exam table.
I would never trust my gynecological care to someone who isn’t an MD but you do you.
Anonymous
04/24/2026 11:06
Subject: Re:Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Jen Lanoff - she is awesome
Anonymous
04/23/2026 12:50
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Dr Dana Baras or Dr Nicole Pilevsky with Capitol women’s care in Maple Lawn.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 16:53
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Dr Susan Hurson but she does not take insurance.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 16:52
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Anonymous wrote:Carina Ryder at Takoma Park Gynecology. She is a CNM.
Yes, this. She doesn't take insurance, but you can probably submit for reimbursement.
She is the unicorn you're looking for. Good listener, impossible to embarrass or be embarrassed by. Stocks nitrous for procedures and gets visibly angry about providers who recommend "an ibuprofen" for IUD insertion. Also, soft lighting, soft cotton robes, and quilts instead of paper on the exam table.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 12:32
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
also went on Menopause.org and found Erin Perucci with Inova.
Anonymous
04/21/2026 06:50
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Try MIDI
Anonymous
04/20/2026 21:51
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Can't speak to the private equity, but I've had good experiences with Fairfax Gynecology.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 16:20
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
Carina Ryder at Takoma Park Gynecology. She is a CNM.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 14:44
Subject: Re:Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
I found my provider in Fairfax through menopause.org, which has a provider search. Good luck.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 14:43
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
I had to find an MD/functional medicine doctor and pay cash. I'm not in the DMV.
I was really suffering.
My multi decade long term Gyn would not prescribe anything and told me women tough it out and to try black cohosh which did not work.
I was really suffering.
My multi decade long term Gyn would not prescribe anything and told me women tough it out and to try black cohosh which did not work.
Anonymous
04/20/2026 14:38
Subject: Good Ob/Gyn for menopause in the DMV not hostage to private equity or hustling treatments not covered by insurance??
This seems like a unicorn.
Is there a person who will listen to you, examine you, and assess you for HRT in particular?
Is there a person who will listen to you, examine you, and assess you for HRT in particular?