About Dr. Anat Sapan MD - Hormone Therapy Specialist

Have you ever left a doctor's appointment feeling rushed, dismissed, or told your symptoms are simply part of aging? You are not alone, and you deserve far better than that.

I know this because I lived it.

As a board-certified OBGYN with over twenty years of clinical experience, I thought I understood menopause. Then I went through perimenopause myself and almost missed it entirely.

I was gaining weight, struggling with brain fog, and slowly withdrawing from my own life. I stopped returning calls. I stopped showing up the way I always had. I attributed it to COVID, to stress, to the state of the world. It took a close friend pulling me aside and saying: you are not yourself anymore. That stopped me cold.

I stopped my birth control pills and had my first hot flush. I tried a patch and progesterone. I had a skin reaction to the patch and knew I needed a different option. That search led me to Dr. Rosensweet at the Institute of Bioidentical Medicine, whose approach changed my life completely. I felt like myself again. I felt like I was back in my 30s.

What surprised me most was how much I had to unlearn. After the Women’s Health Initiative study came out in 2002, menopause training largely disappeared. In a 2019 Mayo Clinic Proceedings survey of US residents in OB-GYN, family medicine and internal medicine, only 6.8% felt adequately prepared to manage menopause. An entire generation of doctors, myself included, was never properly taught how to treat it. What I know now I learned from the physicians who were actively treating women in the 1980s and 1990s, before the science was buried. Relearning from the ground up changed everything about how I practice.

That experience led me to open a practice dedicated exclusively to hormone therapy. I decided to dedicate the rest of my career to helping women get their brains, their bodies, and their lives back.

Today hormone therapy is all I do.

I want to be clear about one thing. I am not a replacement for your primary care doctor or your gynecologist. My role is specific: I manage your hormones. I work alongside your existing doctors to make sure that one critical piece of your health is handled with the precision, time, and expertise it deserves.

Why I Practice Differently

I built this practice because women deserve more than rushed visits, incomplete protocols, and being told that debilitating symptoms are simply part of aging.

My approach is personal because menopause is personal. I work directly with my patients, review the full hormonal picture, and stay involved as their treatment evolves. This is not platform medicine. It is physician-led menopause care for women who want depth, precision, and continuity.

What Makes My Practice Different

A common approach is a standard-dose patch with a follow-up months later. That works for some women. Many need closer follow-up and more careful dose adjustment, and that is how I practice.

My approach is active, precise, and personal. I start you on a carefully chosen combination of hormones, give you a titration plan to increase your dosing weekly, and then I stay close. Not through a receptionist. Not through a patient portal. Directly. My patients have access to me personally between visits because hormones are not a set it and forget it treatment. Your body is changing and your protocol needs to change with it.

About 8 in 10 of my patients show meaningful improvement on a standard menopause symptom questionnaire by their 6-week visit. Not because I rush, but because I pay attention.

A Plan Built for Your Body, Not a Generic Protocol

I use two types of estrogen, estradiol and estriol, compounded together in certified organic jojoba oil without dyes or synthetic preservatives. In my experience, this combination relieves symptoms while keeping hormone levels moderate. Progesterone is part of every plan, and many women also benefit from testosterone. Every protocol is built around your specific symptoms and adjusted based on how you respond, not just what your labs say.

Why I Don't Take Insurance, and Why That's Better for You

Because I do not accept insurance, your visit lasts as long as it needs to. Your treatment plan is built around your body and your goals, not around what a billing code allows. I am never restricted by insurance rules about how often I see you or which treatments I can provide. I am happy to provide a superbill if you wish to submit for out-of-network reimbursement, but I will never let insurance dictate the quality of your care.

What You Can Count On From Me

I will listen. Your symptoms matter here and I will never dismiss or minimize them.

I will build a treatment plan made for your body specifically, not a one-size-fits-all protocol.

I will choose the hormones and doses that fit you, compounded in certified organic jojoba oil by a licensed, accredited pharmacy.

I will be reachable. Not through layers of staff and callbacks. Directly. Because that is what real care looks like.

I will work with you until you feel like yourself again, with the energy, clarity, and confidence you deserve.

Credentials

• Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• MD, Ross University School of Medicine
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Henry Ford Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine
• Trained in bioidentical hormone therapy with Dr. Daved Rosensweet through the Institute of Bioidentical Medicine and The Menopause Method
• Licensed in California, Florida, Illinois and New York
• More than 20 years of clinical experience

In the Media

• Quoted in HuffPost: Subtle Signs of Menopause That Often Go Unnoticed
• Quoted in Prevention magazine: read the article
• Guest on The Sweaty Pillow podcast: Bioidentical Hormones 101 with Dr. Anat Sapan

If you are ready for expert menopause care from a physician who truly understands, not just clinically but personally, book your complimentary discovery call today. It is a real conversation with no pressure and no commitment. Most patients say they leave their first call feeling heard for the first time in years.