The LIGHT™ Method

First, we listen — deeply and deliberately.

You know your body better than anyone. Before we talk about hormones, treatment or next steps, we take the time to understand more of you: what has changed, what you are experiencing, your health history, your lifestyle, your well-being and what matters most to you.

What happens here

• A comprehensive health intake, intentionally designed to understand more than the symptoms that brought you here.
• Questions about your symptoms and how they have changed over time, alongside your medical and family history, medications, screening and reproductive health.
• A deeper look at sleep, mood, cognition, lifestyle, behaviours, sexual and pelvic health, well-being, risks and priorities.
• Space to tell us what matters in your own words. Take your time, pause and return whenever you need to.

We bring the information together, so you can see the bigger picture.

Perimenopause and menopause can show up in many different ways. Effica Clinical Intelligence™ brings together what you have shared: your symptoms, health history and other relevant health information, and helps make sense of it in the context of current evidence. When you complete your intake, you receive your Intake Insights, a clear, personalized reflection of what you shared and what may be important to explore further.

What happens here

• Effica Clinical Intelligence™ brings together hundreds of health signals to help surface patterns, connections, risks and priorities.
• You receive personalized Intake Insights that help you see your symptoms and health information together, not as disconnected pieces.
• Before you meet, your clinician receives a detailed analysis of your health information, examined against current evidence and clinical guidelines to surface patterns, connections, risks and areas that may deserve closer attention.
• Effica Clinical Intelligence™ doesn't replace clinical judgment. It gives your clinician more information, more context and more intelligence to bring to it.

A plan built with a clinician who already knows your story.

Guide is where LIGHT™ stops being solitary. You sit down, virtually, with a menopause-trained practitioner from the Effica Health clinical team who has already reviewed your information before you arrive. No rushing. No repeating yourself.

With insured menopause care, your care team uses that time to understand what you’re experiencing, assess your symptoms and work with you on appropriate treatment and next steps.

With Health Span, you have a dedicated 60-minute consultation to go further, exploring the broader picture of your health and shaping a personalized plan for what you want to address now and in the years ahead.

Your plan becomes care.

Understanding what is happening is important. Doing something about it is what comes next. Heal is where your assessment and care plan are put into action: from menopause treatment and medical follow-up to the broader lifestyle, behavioural and preventive actions identified through Health Span. What happens here depends on the care you need and the pathway you have chosen.

Care that stays with you.

Your health does not stop changing after one assessment, and your care should not either. Thrive is Effica's ongoing Membership experience: beginning with your comprehensive Personalized Healthspan Consult and menopause assessment, then staying with you as you put your plan into action, make changes, encounter new challenges and work toward better health over time. It is one connected care experience, with a team that knows your story and helps you keep moving forward.

What happens here

• Start with the complete picture. Your Membership begins with your comprehensive Personalized Healthspan Consult and physician-led Menopause Symptom Assessment & Treatment, including your personalized report, priorities and plan.
• Three additional 60-minute Health Span consultations. Throughout your Membership, you have three additional 60-minute one-on-one consultations with your Collaborative Care Practitioner to review your progress, work through challenges, revisit your priorities and evolve your plan as your health and life change.
• Four expert consultations, chosen around your needs. Your plan includes four consultations with non-insured regulated health providers with expertise in areas that matter to you, such as nutrition, pelvic health, sexual health, behavioural coaching, fitness and other specialized areas of support.
• Direct messaging with your care team. Ask questions, share updates and get support between scheduled appointments from a team that already understands your history, priorities and plan.
• Care coordination when you need it. Your Collaborative Care Practitioner helps connect the pieces, coordinating with your broader care team and helping facilitate physician involvement when a medical issue requires assessment or treatment.
• Proactive monitoring, not just appointments. We continue to follow your health, progress and priorities over time, helping identify when something needs attention, when your plan should change or when another member of your care team should be involved.