Hormone therapy

Hormone therapy for menopause, prescribed online in California

Visit type
No video visit required
Licensing
Medical Board of California
Updated

California women can be prescribed hormone therapy for the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause — a Biest cream (estriol and estradiol) with progesterone, progesterone capsules, an estradiol patch, or an estradiol vaginal cream — through a short online intake reviewed by a US-licensed clinician, when it’s clinically appropriate. Care is 100% online and asynchronous in California — no video visit is required. Each form is a 12-week supply at $129 to $399 per 12-week supply, charged once a clinician prescribes and renewing every 12 weeks until you cancel. It ships free from a US-licensed pharmacy to Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and everywhere else in California.

Is online hormone therapy available in California?

Yes. Pallas serves California and all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.. Every clinician who treats California patients holds an active license from the Medical Board of California, and partner pharmacies ship to every California ZIP code. California allows asynchronous care, so no video visit is required.

What hormone therapy is

Through perimenopause and menopause the ovaries make less estrogen, and the drop is what drives hot flashes, night sweats, broken sleep, mood swings, and vaginal dryness for many women. Hormone therapy is prescription estradiol or estriol — through the skin as a cream or a patch, or applied locally as a vaginal cream — usually paired with progesterone for women who have a uterus, prescribed to help manage those symptoms.

For women who still have a uterus, systemic estrogen is generally prescribed together with a progestogen to protect the uterine lining. Pallas prescribes progesterone — in the Biest cream, which combines it with estrogen, and as capsules — and your clinician decides which plan, if any, fits your history. The estradiol vaginal cream is a local preparation and is typically considered without one.

Forms, safety, and risks are on the hormone therapy program page.

California pricing at a glance

  • Biest + progesterone cream$269 every 12 weeks · charged once a clinician prescribes
  • Progesterone capsules$129 every 12 weeks · charged once a clinician prescribes
  • Estradiol patch$399 every 12 weeks · charged once a clinician prescribes
  • Estradiol vaginal cream$229 every 12 weeks · charged once a clinician prescribes
  • US-licensed clinician review — prescribed only when clinically appropriate
  • Ongoing check-ins and care-team messaging in the Pallas app or patient portal
  • Free shipping to any California address (2–3 business days)
  • Nothing charged until a clinician prescribes
  • Cancel anytime, self-serve

How it works in California

  1. Complete the online intake

    About five minutes — your symptoms, health history, and the form you'd prefer. Nothing is charged at checkout.

  2. A clinician licensed in California reviews it

    By secure message in most cases — no video visit required unless your history calls for one. The clinician decides which form, if any, is appropriate.

  3. If prescribed, your first 12-week supply ships

    Your first term is charged only once a clinician prescribes, and a US-licensed pharmacy ships it free to your California address (2–3 business days).

Telehealth rules for hormone therapy in California

Prescribing for a resident of California requires a clinician licensed there, and every Pallas clinician who treats California patients holds an active license from the Medical Board of California. Estradiol, estriol, and progesterone are not controlled substances, so the controlled-substance telemedicine rules don't apply; California allows the provider-patient relationship to be established through asynchronous telehealth, so your review and follow-up can happen by secure message. Your prescription is filled by a US-licensed pharmacy, and some forms are compounded per-patient under FDCA §503A.

Nurse practitioner prescribing in California: Standardized procedures (furnishing); independent practice available via AB 890 certification (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2836.1; §2837.103–.104; verified 2026-10-19).

Also from Pallas: estriol face cream

A separate prescription cream for the face, not a form of hormone therapy: estriol, tretinoin, and niacinamide in one compounded cream, prescribed for the drier, thinner, less elastic skin that comes as estrogen falls. It has its own short intake. From $69.

See the estriol face cream

Frequently asked questions

Complete a short online intake about your symptoms, health history, and the form you'd prefer. A clinician licensed in California reviews it — usually by secure message, with no video visit required — and, when clinically appropriate, prescribes a Biest cream (estriol and estradiol) with progesterone, progesterone capsules, an estradiol patch, or an estradiol vaginal cream; your clinician decides which form, if any, is right for you. A 12-week supply ships free from a US-licensed pharmacy, and nothing is charged until a clinician prescribes. Some forms are compounded per-patient by a state-licensed pharmacy, and compounded hormone preparations are not FDA-approved.

No. California allows asynchronous telehealth care, so most patients complete the entire process — intake, clinician review, and ongoing check-ins — by secure message, with no video call required. A clinician may request a call if they need more information.

Hormone therapy through Pallas in California is one price per 12-week supply with clinician care included: Progesterone capsules are $129, Estradiol vaginal cream is $229, Biest + progesterone cream is $269, and the Estradiol patch is $399 — about $43 to $133 a month — charged once a clinician prescribes and renewing every 12 weeks until you cancel. That covers your US-licensed clinician, check-ins, care-team messaging, and free shipping to any California address. Pallas is cash-pay and not billed to insurance, and the price is the same in every California ZIP code.

Several telehealth services offer hormone therapy to California residents, and not every one serves every state. Before choosing, verify that its clinicians are licensed in California, that prescriptions are filled by US-licensed pharmacies, and that it holds LegitScript Healthcare Merchant Certification — you can check any platform in LegitScript's public database. Pallas serves California and all 50 states plus Washington, D.C..

Not necessarily. A US-licensed clinician decides from your symptoms and health history whether lab work is needed before prescribing in California. If you have recent hormone-related labs, you can upload them during the intake or later from the Documents page of your Pallas portal, and your clinician can ask for labs if your history calls for them. We also ask you to keep your primary care provider informed and up to date with regular checkups.

Cities in California

Pallas serves all of California online for hormone therapy. Partner pharmacies ship to Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, Oakland, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana and every ZIP code in California.