Why You Cannot Sleep Anymore. It Is Not Insomnia. It Is Your Hormones. image

Why You Cannot Sleep Anymore. It Is Not Insomnia. It Is Your Hormones.

I hear it every single day in my practice. I have not slept properly in years. I wake up multiple times a night. I...
Anat Sapan, MD
April 5, 2026
Ozempic and Menopause: What GLP-1 Medications Can and Can't Do for You | Dr. Anat Sapan image

Ozempic and Menopause: What GLP-1 Medications Can and Can't Do for You | Dr. Anat Sapan

If you are in your 40s or 50s and watching the scale move despite eating the same way you always have, you are not...
Anat Sapan, MD
March 30, 2026
There Is Finally a Nonhormonal Drug That Actually Works for Hot Flashes. Here Is What I Think About It. image

There Is Finally a Nonhormonal Drug That Actually Works for Hot Flashes. Here Is What I Think About It.

For decades, if a woman could not or would not take estrogen, her options for hot flashes were not great. SSRIs and...
Anat Sapan, MD
March 25, 2026
Why Did My Doctor Give Me Antidepressants Instead of Hormone Therapy? image

Why Did My Doctor Give Me Antidepressants Instead of Hormone Therapy?

If you went to your doctor feeling exhausted, emotional, unable to sleep, and struggling to think clearly, and you...
Anat Sapan, MD
March 24, 2026
What to Expect in Your First 6 Weeks on Bioidentical Hormone Therapy | Dr. Anat Sapan image

What to Expect in Your First 6 Weeks on Bioidentical Hormone Therapy | Dr. Anat Sapan

One of the most common questions women ask before starting bioidentical hormone therapy is simple. How long until I...
Anat Sapan, MD
March 21, 2026
The FDA Just Removed the Black Box Warning on Hormone Therapy. Here's What It Means for You image

The FDA Just Removed the Black Box Warning on Hormone Therapy. Here's What It Means for You

When I heard the news on February 12, 2026, my first thought was simple. It is about time. For those of us who have...
Anat Sapan, MD
March 16, 2026
I Was Becoming a Shell of Myself. Nobody Told Me It Was My Hormones. image

I Was Becoming a Shell of Myself. Nobody Told Me It Was My Hormones.

I am a doctor. An OB-GYN, in fact. I spent years delivering babies, performing surgeries, and caring for women at...
Anat Sapan, MD
March 16, 2026
I Tried HRT and It Didn't Work. image

I Tried HRT and It Didn't Work.

Here's Why and What to Do Instead.
Anat Sapan, MD
March 15, 2026
I Tried HRT and It Didn't Work. Here's Why and What to Do Instead. image

I Tried HRT and It Didn't Work. Here's Why and What to Do Instead.

You finally worked up the courage to ask your doctor about hormone therapy. Maybe it took years. Maybe you had to...
Anat Sapan, MD
February 15, 2026
Why You React to Everything Now: Hormones, Histamine, and What Nobody Told You image

Why You React to Everything Now: Hormones, Histamine, and What Nobody Told You

Understanding Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and the Role of Hormone Therapy
Anat Sapan, MD
January 3, 2026