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Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Are Not Just Uncomfortable. They Are a Signal. Here Is What Your Body Is Telling You.

  You are in the middle of a meeting and a wave of heat rolls through your body from nowhere. Your face...
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Your Heart Is Racing and Nobody Can Tell You Why. Here Is the Answer.

You are lying in bed at night and your heart suddenly starts pounding. Or you are sitting at your desk, perfectly...
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April 22, 2026
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Your Gut Is Running Your Hormones. Here Is What to Do About It.

I am going to tell you something that most doctors will not take the time to explain, even though the science...
April 21, 2026
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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...
April 15, 2026
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Why Your Doctor's Cardiology Advice About Hormones Is Probably 20 Years Out of Date

There is a conversation that plays out in exam rooms every single day across this country. A woman in her early to...
Anat Sapan, MD
April 9, 2026
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
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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
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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