Our Menopausal Mission
Menopause is about the rest of your life. The fine balance of mind, body, sexuality and spirit.

Our goal is to show you that this is a new beginning of your life that is all about “you”.
The guidance we offer will help you glide through the process of this life altering passage.
With grace and dignity you will evolve and maintain a quality of life that will be the “you”,
you've always wanted to be.

Our Staff

Katherine McGregor, RN
Certified Menopause Educator
     Located in Larkspur California, Katherine McGregor, R.N. and John Arpels, M.D. have a private practice specializing in menopausal Gynecology. Their collaboration in practice has lasted thirteen years in the Bay Area. With a leading emphasis on bio-identical hormones, testosterone replacement, and various HRT treatments. Patients are also offered general gynecological services such as annual exams, pap smears, breast exams, diagnosis of bladder/vaginal disorders, STD checks and birth control.

     More specialized services include counseling for libido and sexuality dysfunctions, exercise and diet related issues, life energy and well being concerns. There is great care and concern for the changes and challenges every woman faces in the process of living and aging.

Katherine lectures around the Bay Area regarding menopausal and hormonal therapies.

More information on Katherine is available at the Marin Center for Womens Health



John C. Arpels, MD
Gynecologist
      Dr. John C. Arpels recieved his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. He is one of the founding members of the North American Menopause Society and has traveled widely lecturing on female hormones in menopause, an area of his special interest, for the past 30 years. He maintains a private practice in Larkspur, where he and Katherine Mc Gregor, R.N. specialize in menopausal gynecology and PMS management.

He has made numerous personal appearances, locally, nationally, internationally, plus on television and radio discussing these topics. He has published articles on breast cancer, hormone function in the brain, as well as written forwards to books concerning womens health and is a co-author for a patient workbook.