New Patients

THIS IS THE ADDRESS:  980 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 720a, Atlanta

Call now to schedule your first appointment.  If you are Interested in Bioidentical Hormones you have come to the right place.  Women are getting the answers they deserve about navigating their many choices at pre-menopause and at menopause.  Birth control options, alternatives to hysterectomy and even a scar-free tubal done right here in the comfort of our office (Essure).  Consultations and procedures are expertly handled at our office next to Northside Hospital. 

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We have appointment available for your convenience. Our regular office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM and Friday from 8:00 until Noon. 

Please call our office at (404) 252-3898 to set your appointment. 

To request an appointment online, please (click here).

New Patient Registration Forms
Please ask us to fax or regular mail you the paperwork ahead of time. This way we you have all the necessary forms completed when you arrive. You may fax them back to us, but always bring them with you.

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click here to download RETURN VISIT QUESTIONNAIRE

click here to download REVIEW OF SYSTEMS QUESTIONNAIRE

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q:  I have been reading and hearing about Bioidentical Hormones.  Now I want to talk to Dr. Rabin about this option for treating my hormone imbalances or deficiency.  Can I do that?

 A:  Yes.  This is a major part of Dr. Rabin’s practice.  In fact, it’s a passion.  This is not a new interest for Dr. Rabin.  He has been emphasizing the use of bioidentical hormones since he began private practice in 1993. 

Call to schedule your hormone consultation.  Dr. Rabin will review your symptoms and history.  Hormone testing may be ordered and you may be able start on bioidentical hormones depending on your situation.  A follow up in about 3-6 weeks is typically scheduled to review your labs and your initial response to the natural hormones.

Due to the time required to have a consultation, there is not enough time to have a consult and an annual exam at the same visit. 

 Q: How often will I need to come in to see Dr. Rabin?

 A: Consider making  your initial visit and also schedule a follow up appointment (3-4 weeks later) when you call.  If you need to discuss problems, side effects, reactions or need to make changes to the prescription, you will need to make an appointment.  Dr. Rabin does not make phone consultations.  Please do not call with requests to change dosages, or to discuss lab results.  Also please do not e-mail with questions.  please make an appointment

 Q:  How much will a consultation cost:

 A:  A visit to a gynecologist for an annual exam or for a problem is usually a covered service on your insurance plan.  Your diagnosis may be menopause symptoms or premenopausal symptoms, PMS, PMDD, fatigue, hypothyroidism, fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, decreased libido, irregular, heavy or even absent periods… (there’s a long list).  You are probably seeking this consultation because you have one of the many conditions or "problems" that may have their roots in a hormone imbalance or deficiency!  Most insurance plans will cover problem visits such as these.

A problem visit to a gynecologist is usually a covered service and you can expect to pay your co-pay to see a specialist. It also depends if your deductible has been met. Every insurance plan is different so you may ask your carrier about your individual coverage.

Labs test that you and the doctor agree to order will likely be covered.  We will send your blood tests to Quest Labs.  When saliva tests are ordered, you will pay for those and can seek insurance reimbursement but these are usually not covered. 

Q:  Where do I get these bioidentical hormones?  How much do they cost?  Are they covered by my insurance?

A:  There are some bioidentical hormones that can be picked up at any traditional pharmacy with a doctor's prescription.  If the bioidentical hormones you need are available at the “regular” pharmacy, you can expect to pay your usual pharmacy co-pay according to your insurance plan. 

Sometimes, your prescription will need to be filled by a compounding pharmacy. 

Dr. Rabin is familiar with many of the compounding pharmacies in the Atlanta area and in other states.  Your prescriptions will usually be faxed to the pharmacy that you and Dr. Rabin agree upon.  You will make arrangements to either pick them up or have them shipped to you. 

Insurance sometimes covers these prescriptions; sometime not.  You may find that the cost of the compounded prescriptions is not much more than your pharmacy co-pay; especially when you consider you are getting several different ingredients in your prescription.  This makes it unnecessary to argue with your insurance plan for coverage.

Dr. Rabin will work with you to find a cost-effective method to order your bioidentical hormones.

Q:  Can Dr. Rabin become my “regular” gynecologist?  Does he do Paps and surgery and the other gynecological procedures?

A:  Absolutely.  Yes!  Dr. Rabin is a board-certified gynecologist and has a busy general gynecological practice.  Dr. Rabin performs surgery at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. 

He has been in practice since 1993 and stopped obstetrics (delivering babies) in 2007.

In certain rare situations, some women stay with their usual OB/GYN and just come to see us for hormone management (usually due to geographical distance considerations).  We can work out any relationship that suits you as long as we know you are up to date on your health screening exams.  Dr. Rabin performs an examination when you have particular concerns that would benefit from an evaluation.  He also performs ultrasound to evaluate the uterine lining and ovaries when necessary.

Q: Can I get my hormone tests done before my visit?

A:  If you are a new patient we cannot possibly know enough about your situation to determine which of the many, many tests would be relevant for you.  Also, depending on what you are currently taking we might need to make recommendations such as staying on your current meds, testing at a certain number of hours after you last dose, or having you discontinue certain meds for a specific number of weeks before drawing hormone tests. 

Testing your estrogen or progesterone levels while you are taking synthetic hormones or birth control pills will not be valuable at all!

We do tests depending on what particular hormone panel we are interested in.  Many times, your history, age and symptoms tell us enough to start bioidentical therapy at a dose that is appropriate for your age, previous experience with prescriptions and your symptoms.  After initiating a bioidentical hormone supplement routine, you may need testing and follow-up to help guide further changes in dosage or method of delivery (pill, cream, pellets or others).

 Q:  Does Dr. Rabin use Hormone PELLETS? (Sometimes called “Sotto Pelle”)

 A:  YES.  Dr. Rabin has offered long lasting bioidentical hormone pellets since his first days in the Atlanta area (1993 !).  Pellets offer some unique advantages and are sometimes the only successful option when nothing else seems to work.

Q:  I don’t have insurance, how much does this cost? 

 A:  The visit charges are based on the length of the visit.  Labs charges come directly from the lab.  A Follow up visit will be scheduled anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on your unique situation.  Please speak with our office staff for specifics about the cost of a new visit, follow up visits and labs.

Q:  What should I bring with me to the visit?

A:  Bring:

• A completed set of our intake forms

• Your insurance Card and Copayment (if any)

• Come to the Appointment 15 minutes early

• If you have a GPS use "980 Johnson Ferry Rd NE,  Atlanta"

• A copy of recent lab tests if you have them (pap, hormones, thyroid, CRP, cholesterol)

• Write down the starting dates of you last few periods

• A list of your questions in priority order (so we use the time effectively)

• A written list of your medications, dosage, allergies and supplements

• Also make a list of your top 4 symptoms,

Q:  Should I stop what I am taking (hormones, vitamins, herbs, birth control pills, etc) before the visit?

A:  Come in using exactly what you have been using so we can evaluate where you are starting from!

Q: What else can I do to prepare for my first visit with Dr. Rabin?

A:  Read our informative e-book, "10 Things You Can Do Right Now To Feel Better!"

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