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Hormone Optimization for Men & Women · IV Nutrition · Lee's Summit, MO

Tired. Brain fog. Depression.
Anxiety. Low libido. Weight gain.
Sleep issues. Could it be your hormones?

Serving patients throughout Missouri and Kansas, in person and via telehealth.

There's a reason you feel this way. Whether it's low testosterone in men, shifting hormones in women, or something no one has thought to look for yet, a provider who will actually find it exists right here in Lee's Summit.

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Or call: (816) 814-4870
DNPRush University
PICUTrained
BoardCertified FNP-C
MO & KSLicensed
Lauren Derks, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Lauren Derks, DNP, FNP-C
APRN · Board Certified · Hormone Optimization & Wellness
"I've been the patient told her labs were normal, while feeling anything but."
Why I practice this way

"I've been the patient told her labs were normal, while feeling anything but."

After having my two children, I found BHRT, and it changed everything. That's the reason this practice exists.

"Your labs are normal" is not the same as feeling well. Neither is "it's normal for your age."
I look deeper. Because the details are where the answers actually live.

In-person at IV Nutrition · 1317 NE Douglas St, Lee's Summit, MO · Telehealth throughout Missouri & Kansas

If this resonates

These symptoms have a cause.
And a solution.

Hormonal imbalance shows up differently in every person. In women it often looks like mood changes, fatigue, or cycle disruption. In men it often looks like low drive, low energy, brain fog, and a thyroid that has never been properly evaluated. If any of these sound familiar, your hormones deserve a closer look.

Fatigue
Exhausted regardless of how much you sleep, running on caffeine just to get through the day. Your thyroid controls your metabolism, and your metabolism controls your energy. Most providers check basic thyroid numbers. We run the full panel, because the answers are often in what gets left out.
Normal Labs
Told your bloodwork is fine, or that it's just normal for your age, but something is clearly wrong and no one will look any deeper. Lab values are guideposts, not absolutes. Where you fall within a range matters just as much as whether you're in it.
Weight & Body Composition
Doing everything right, eating well, exercising, and still can't move the scale or build muscle.
Libido & Sexual Health
Lost the desire to connect with your partner, or with yourself. Low libido is not a personality trait. It's a hormonal signal, and it's highly treatable in both men and women.
Anxiety & Depression
If you've been treated for anxiety or depression but never felt quite right, a hormonal driver may be part of the picture that was never looked for. Hormones directly affect serotonin, dopamine, and GABA, the same pathways targeted by most psychiatric medications.
Brain Fog & Cognition
That moment when you're mid-sentence and completely lose the word you were about to say. Trouble focusing, forgetting things you just knew, or feeling mentally slower than you used to be. Brain fog is one of the most common and most dismissed hormonal symptoms.
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For Men

Low testosterone is often
diagnosed as depression.

The flat mood. The low motivation. The feeling that nothing excites you anymore. Those are textbook low testosterone symptoms. A lot of men are put on antidepressants when what they actually need is their hormones checked.

This is not a problem that only affects men over 60. I see it regularly in men in their 30s. And most providers never run a complete panel.

You show up differently when it is optimized.
Sharper at work. More present at home. Less short-fused. Your body responds again. Confidence comes back in ways you forgot you used to have.
Your thyroid matters too.
It controls your metabolism, which controls your energy. Most providers run one or two markers and call it normal. A complete panel tells a very different story.
Your workouts stop working for a reason.
You train the same. You eat well. Nothing changes. That is a hormone problem, not a willpower problem.
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Lauren Derks, DNP
Lauren Derks
DNP · APRN · FNP-C · Hormone Optimization & Wellness
My Story

I have been
the patient who
wasn't being heard.

After having my two children, I stopped recognizing myself. I was exhausted no matter what I did, irritable and anxious in ways that weren't like me, and had completely lost my drive, physically, emotionally, and professionally. What I was experiencing looked a lot like depression. The root cause was hormonal.

"I kept being told my labs were normal. I knew something was wrong, and I kept looking."

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy changed my life. My energy came back. I felt like myself again. And it changed the direction of my career entirely.

My background is in Pediatric Critical Care, I trained at Rush University and spent years caring for the most complex patients. That precision is what I bring to hormone optimization. The details that most providers overlook are the ones that matter most.

I treat men and women equally in this practice. Low testosterone is just as real, just as impactful, and just as treatable as any female hormone imbalance, and men deserve a provider who takes it seriously.

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How I Practice

The standard I hold
everything to.

01
Precision Medicine
PICU-trained clinical precision applied to hormone optimization. I ask more questions, look at more data, and don't stop until we have real answers.
02
Bioidentical Only
Bioidentical means your body recognizes the hormone as its own. Compounded to your specific needs, with verified clean bases. Every ingredient is evaluated. Nothing I wouldn't take myself.
03
No Insurance. No Surprises.
This is a cash-pay practice. You know exactly what you're paying before you book. No surprise bills, no claim denials, no waiting rooms.
04
In-Person & Telehealth
In-person at IV Nutrition in Lee's Summit. Telehealth available throughout Missouri and Kansas, same standard of care either way.
Transparent Pricing

No surprises.
Just honest care.

This is a cash-pay practice. No insurance accepted. You pay for visits, labs, and medication directly, with no billing through an insurance company and no unexpected charges. Everything below is what you can expect.

Booking Deposit
$50
Collected at scheduling
Applied toward your visit fee at the appointment
Forfeited if cancelled with less than 24 hours notice
Initial Consultation
$250
1 hour · Telehealth or In-Person
$50 deposit applied at check-in
$200 due day of appointment
Full hormone history review and lab order sent
Personalized treatment plan discussed at your follow-up once labs are back
Follow-Up Visits
$125
30 min · Every follow-up visit
Lab review and dose adjustments
Symptom check-in and updated treatment plan
Same rate every visit, no surprises
Lab Work
Labs are ordered at your visit.

After your appointment, local patients have labs drawn at IV Nutrition on a separate day at their convenience. If you are outside the area, I will send your order to a lab near you. Either way, results come directly back to me.

Initial comprehensive hormone panel $189
Follow-up monitoring labs $100
Estimates only. Actual cost depends on labs ordered and your location.
Medication
You pay the pharmacy directly.

Your prescriptions are sent to a compounding pharmacy. You pay the pharmacy directly with no billing through our office. Multiple formulation options are available depending on your needs. Average cost starts at $50 to $70 per hormone per month.

Average cost per hormone per month $50-70
Estimates only. Actual cost depends on your specific hormones and doses prescribed.

Some providers will prescribe hormones through a standard pharmacy visit and call it done. That works for some people. For those who want to know exactly what ingredients are in their medication, why the dose was chosen, and have a provider who follows through until they actually feel well, every decision I make reflects that standard.

Ready to stop guessing and start feeling like yourself again?

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Ready to find
real answers?

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IV Nutrition
1317 NE Douglas St, Lee's Summit, MO 64086
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All of Missouri & Kansas
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Something worth saying out loud
"Libido is not just about sex. It's about life force, vitality, self-trust, and connection."

When your hormones are off, libido is often the first thing to disappear, and the last thing anyone talks about. It's not superficial. It's a signal. When that drive comes back, so does everything else. That's what we're restoring.

Supplement Protocols

Recommendations built around
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I have built protocol-specific supplement recommendations for every condition I treat, organized by concern, with dosing guidance and the reasoning behind each one.

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