Appointments.
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Yes! Hekate offers online consultations, so we can see you from the comfort of your own home. When you book an appointment you can select your time zone to find a time that suits you best. We work with clients from all around Aotearoa New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Australia.
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We choose to use inclusive language around periods and will use words such as people with periods, menstruators and those assigned female at birth or born with a uterus. We recognise that not only women and girls experience periods, other identities and genders include: trans gender men, intersex individuals, gender non-conforming and non-binary people. We also recognise language is important and can change over time.
We also welcome, and celebrate your identity and expression, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, cultural values and beliefs and your relationships.
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This depends on your Hekate Journey Plan. Often, we see clients for 3 to 7 appointments meeting as needed to monitor your progress. This ensures we can monitor for results, order and interpret blood work as required and make referrals to other health professionals where needed.
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As part of the Hekate Journey, we assess your symptoms and medical history, recent blood test results and determine the need for additional testing (if required). For fertility consultations, we also look at you and your partner’s fertility, medical history & family history.
We will review your pre-consultation forms prior to your appointment, review your supplement and medication use along with an exercise and lifestyle assessment.
As part of our non-diet nutrition approach, we explore your diet history, relationship with food, including your likes and dislikes. We pride ourselves on the comprehensiveness of our assessments to ensure we have a clear picture for your Hekate Journey Plan.
At the end of the assessment you will receive:
- Supplement protocol (if required)
- Initial nutrition recommendations - A clear achievable action plan to get you started
- A summary letter for your doctor or specialist with a request for additional blood tests (if required)
- Recommended follow-up plan
We’re here to support you the whole way through.
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We understand that sometimes things come up that affect your future plans. If you can't make your appointment, we don't charge a fee unless it is cancelled within 24 hours of your booking time. If this is the case, we reserve the right to charge the full booking fee. This will allow us to focus our efforts in making room for other clients. This will ensure everyone has a fair opportunity.
Health concerns.
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At Hekate, we want to get to know you better and take the time to build a relationship with you. With a thorough assessment, we strive to find the underlying drivers of your health concerns and create a Hekate Journey plan individualised to you and your needs based on our clinic protocols.
We have experienced Hekate Clinicians for:
• Women's health
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• Endometriosis
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
• Hormonal acne
• Digestive disturbances including Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and constipation.
• Periods irregularities, pain, and complications
• Hormones
• Hashimoto’s or Hypothyroidism
• Infertility and IVF support
• Pre-conception fertility for individuals and couples
• Pregnancy
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Ideally a minimum of 3 months before conception.
The vast majority of couples have nutritional gaps in their diets. Preconception, conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding are all times where optimal nutrition status is essential for laying solid foundations for your child's development.
We also know it takes around 3 months to improve egg and sperm quality. To optimise your own health and help give your child the best start to life, we recommend booking an appointment at least 3 months prior to conception planning.
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At Hekate, we pride ourselves in ordering and interpreting test results. We use blood and stool tests from public and private laboratories. These tests are not funded through the clinic and will require payment at the laboratories. We recommend working closely with your doctor for funded options at their discretion.
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Yes! Our Hekate clinicians are confident, knowledgeable and understanding in helping client’s treat and manage their PCOS. We have helped hundreds of clients with PCOS by identifying the underlying drivers of their condition. From there, we work with them by providing an actionable plan that is PCOS friendly and focusses on food, exercise and lifestyle. We may include the additional support of herbal medicines, supplementation and referrals to their doctor or specialist where required.
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Yes. Our Hekate clinicians have in-depth understanding of the female reproductive system and the role that hormones play in your daily wellbeing. We have helped hundreds of clients address their period and hormone challenges and improve their quality of life. We want to help you too.
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A diagnosis isn’t needed before booking an appointment. The majority of the time, people have no idea what’s wrong, but know something isn’t feeling right with their hormones or periods.
That’s where we come in. As part of your journey with us, we’ll assess your symptoms and medical history, recent blood test results and determine the need for extra where required. We’ll support you on your journey to diagnosis, treatment and maintenance phases. This journey can look different for everyone from our young teens with missing periods, to PCOS, endometriosis support and everything in between.
Often it takes a team to get things sorted — with our help you’ll build the best group of professionals around you so you can get the results you’re looking for. We work alongside your doctor, Pelvic Physiotherapist, Gynaecologist or specialist to achieve the best result for you.
Herbal medicines.
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We prescribe best quality practitioner-only liquid/tablet herbal medicines and supplements. You can purchase directly from our suppliers with your prescription using an exclusive login. These prescriptions are valid for 6 months and ship promptly direct from our supplier to your door.
Nutrition
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Nutritionists that focus on your relationship, behaviours and habits around food. This involves lots of listening to you, the client. We want to take an inclusive approach by working with you and for you.
We feel all foods can fit. There are no “good” or “bad” foods. By using evidence-based information, we will help you work towards food freedom and building a positive relationship with nourishment and eating behaviours.
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We take a non-diet approach to nutrition. At Hekate, we don’t count calories or encourage it. We will build on your current knowledge, skills and preferences unique to you and your family. Any food elimination protocols determined to be helpful for your health will be closely monitored along with nutrition suggestions.
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At Hekate, we want to work with you and for you. The Hekate Journey Plan will take in to account any of your dietary requirements and will be made individualised just for you based on our protocols.
