Virtual care for women in Rochester Hills
Functional Medicine & Menopause Doctor in Rochester Hills, MI
Who is a functional medicine and menopause doctor serving Rochester Hills?
Meet Dr. Christine Maren, D.O., a physician who cares for women in Rochester Hills, Rochester and Oakland Township through video visits. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), the Institute for Functional Medicine (FMCP-M) and The Menopause Society (MSCP). She treats perimenopause and menopause, prescribes HRT when appropriate, and works on body composition, insulin resistance, and gut and thyroid problems that have never been fully explained.
The Paint Creek Trail and the Clinton River Trail link up in Rochester, and if your week is measured in miles on one of them, Dr. Maren would understand. When she is not with patients, she is often hiking Colorado trails or lifting weights, and after her own perimenopause rebuild she describes herself as someone who lifts heavy and sleeps well. Midlife can make training feel harder: recovery slows, sleep breaks up, and the same effort stops producing the same results. Her Build Resilience pillar puts strength, recovery and sleep at the center of your plan, guided by hormone, thyroid and metabolic testing. Strength in midlife is worth protecting, and the right data shows you how.
Read how she approaches perimenopause and menopause, hormone replacement therapy and thyroid care, or start with Christine's journey.
What does Dr. Maren treat for women in Rochester Hills?
Hormones, thyroid, gut, metabolism and the immune system all influence one another, so she treats them as one connected picture.
Sleep, mood, hot flashes, cycles and weight, treated as one connected picture.
Bioidentical estrogen, progesterone and testosterone when appropriate, prescribed and monitored by a physician.
A full thyroid panel with antibodies, not just TSH, and medication tuned to how you feel.
Testing for SIBO, dysbiosis and infections, then a plan to remove, repair and rebuild.
Insulin resistance, muscle and body composition, with GLP-1 therapy when appropriate.
Irregular cycles, androgen excess and estrogen dominance, traced to the root cause.
Finding the triggers that keep inflammation going, alongside the care you already have.
How is Dr. Maren's care different from a typical visit?
She combines the power to prescribe with the precision of functional medicine, and she looks for the root cause instead of treating one symptom at a time.
| What you get | Dr. Maren | Typical general visit |
|---|---|---|
| Training | Board-certified physician, IFM certified (FMCP-M) and MSCP | Varies, and menopause training is often limited |
| Hormone therapy | Prescribes bioidentical HRT when appropriate | May avoid it or offer one option |
| Testing | Hormones, a full thyroid panel, insulin, nutrients and gut health | Often one hormone level or TSH alone |
| The big picture | Sleep, mood, weight, gut, libido and energy together | Symptoms treated one at a time |
| Time with you | A 90-minute initial case review | Often a brief appointment |
| Follow-up | Regular follow-ups and portal messaging between visits | Often a one-time prescription |
When should women in Rochester Hills see a hormone or menopause specialist?
- Hot flashes and night sweats
- Irregular, heavier or closer-together periods
- Trouble falling or staying asleep
- Anxiety, irritability or low mood
- Brain fog and forgetfulness
- Weight gain around the middle
- Bloating, reflux or a gut that will not settle
- Exhausted, but told your labs are normal
These symptoms are common, but they are not something you simply have to live with. See the early signs of perimenopause.
How does virtual care work if you live in Rochester Hills?
Apply online
Share your symptoms and goals in a brief application. The team confirms you are located in Michigan and that the practice is the right fit.
Talk it through
If it looks like a fit, you will be invited to a complimentary discovery call with the team.
Meet from home
Your 90-minute initial case review and initial nutrition consultation happen by video, from home in Rochester Hills or wherever you are in Michigan.
Test and personalize
A lab near Rochester Hills handles your conventional blood work, and the team reviews every value with you rather than only flagging what falls out of range. Your step-by-step plan follows, with regular follow-ups and secure portal messaging between visits.
What is Dr. Maren's approach?
Her signature three-pillar approach: address root causes, optimize hormones and build resilience. We don't guess. We test.
Address the root cause
We go deeper to uncover and treat what is driving your symptoms, starting with gut health and its links to the immune system, hormones, metabolism and nutrients.
Optimize hormones
With comprehensive labs and clinical expertise, we dial in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, thyroid medications and innovative therapies like peptides and GLP-1s, when appropriate.
Build resilience
By integrating individualized nutrition, movement, lifestyle and mindset strategies, we help you strengthen your foundation for long-term health, energy and vitality.
Serving Rochester Hills and nearby communities
Care is virtual, so where you live in Michigan does not limit your options. Dr. Maren sees women in Rochester Hills, Rochester and Oakland Township, and throughout northern Oakland County.
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Functional medicine and menopause care in Rochester Hills: FAQs
Does Dr. Maren see women in Rochester and Oakland Township?
Yes. Rochester and Oakland Township border Rochester Hills, and women in all three can work with Dr. Maren's team the same way. Visits take place by video from home, so distance within northern Oakland County is never a factor, and conventional blood work happens at a nearby lab.
Can a functional medicine doctor prescribe hormone therapy?
It depends on the doctor's license. Dr. Maren is a board-certified family physician as well as a certified functional medicine practitioner, so she can prescribe bioidentical estrogen, progesterone and testosterone when appropriate, along with thyroid medication and other treatments, and adjust them as your labs and symptoms change.
I train hard, but my body composition is changing anyway. Can Dr. Maren help?
Yes. Shifts in body composition during perimenopause are common and frustrating, especially when your habits have not changed. Dr. Maren looks at hormones, insulin resistance, thyroid function and protein intake, and she treats muscle as something to protect. When appropriate, hormone therapy or GLP-1 therapy can be part of the plan, alongside training and nutrition.
Do I need to be in Michigan during my visits?
Yes. State licensing laws require you to be physically located in Michigan, or in another state where Dr. Maren is licensed (California, Colorado, Illinois and Texas), at the time of each video visit.
My labs keep coming back normal. Is it worth looking deeper?
Yes. Being told your labs are normal when you know something is off is exactly where Dr. Maren's work begins. Standard panels can miss the full thyroid picture, gut problems, nutrient gaps and early metabolic changes, so her team tests more broadly and reads the results against how you actually feel, not just a reference range.
How do I become a patient in Rochester Hills?
Start with the brief online application. If it looks like a good fit, you will get an email inviting you to book a complimentary discovery call with the team. If it is a match, you will be scheduled for a 90-minute initial case review and an initial nutrition consultation, all by video from home in Rochester Hills.
Do you accept insurance?
We do not contract with insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. This allows us to provide personalized, unhurried care without the limitations of insurance-based models. However, the vast majority of patients use their insurance to cover conventional lab work, and many also use HSA or FSA funds to pay for our services.
Can Dr. Maren be my primary care doctor?
No. The practice functions as a specialty consulting service. You will still need a primary care provider near Rochester Hills for general medical needs, physical exams and urgent issues like infections or injuries.
Ready to feel like yourself again, only better?
Dr. Maren and her team see women in Rochester Hills and across Michigan by telehealth. Start with a brief application so we can understand your goals.