Expert Menopause Care Expert & Hormone Balance Expert in California for 2025

Every year countless California women google "menopause specialist California", "hormone therapy specialist CA", and "natural weight loss clinic" because they’re exhausted by intense night sweating, emotional ups and downs, hormonal weight gain, memory issues, insomnia, and painful sex that never receives real solutions. Most doctors simply say "it’s just menopause deal with it," but that’s old-fashioned thinking. You deserve clear answers and real relief. My name is Uzma Khan MD, and at Prime Health MD I’ve spent the last many years helping women of all ages across California, East Bay, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the whole state regain their confidence by using tailored programs rather than temporary fixes or standardized approaches.

Here’s Why Picking the Best Menopause Health Expert in California Matters the Most

When menopause symptoms are overlooked or badly managed, women face higher risks of heart disease (now the #1 cause of death for women), bone loss, low mood, sudden weight increase, and type 2 diabetes. A qualified menopause specialist doesn’t just focus on hot flashes in isolation they assess your hormones, emotional wellbeing, metabolic health, sleep quality, daily stress, and overall routine to build a tailored plan that revives your vitality and protects your lasting health.

What Truly Separates a Highly-Trained Women's Hormone Doctor Exceptional?

I am dual board-certified in Psychiatry & Neurology and metabolic medicine, an active professional member of the North American Menopause Society, and the author of the clinical paper "Mood Disorder or Menopause?". I completed my residency training at UCLA affiliated Kern program and have been a featured speaker at UCLA medical grand rounds and APPNA medical conventions. This unique combination of advanced psychiatry training and high-level menopause certification allows me to address the psychological and bodily sides of menopause at the same stage, something only a handful of physicians in CA can provide.

Hormone Therapy (HRT) in Central California Done Safely & Correctly

Contemporary hormone therapy is far different from the early 2000s studies that misled many women, and when managed by an expert menopause specialist with FDA-approved options (patches, gels, creams, or pellets) at the lowest effective dose and regularly monitored with labs and follow-up, HRT can be safe and often transformative. For women who begin HRT within 10 years of menopause or before age 60, the benefit risk balance is favorable randomized and pooled analyses show reductions in cardiovascular events, fractures, and all-cause mortality in that group while HRT also reliably stops hot flashes, improves sleep, reduces mood swings, restores libido, and assists metabolic symptoms. That said, some risks remain choice of preparation, route (oral vs transdermal), and progestogen type matters for breast and clot risk, and treatment must be tailored with shared decision making, ongoing monitoring, and the option to adjust or stop therapy as needed. If hot flashes, sleep problems, or mood issues are severe, a specialist can design a custom plan combining HRT (when appropriate) with lifestyle, sleep, metabolic, and mental health strategies to restore energy and protect long term health.

UzmaKhanMD offers expert care from a trusted menopause specialist California, providing tailored evaluations, symptom management, and holistic support to help women navigate hormonal changes with confidence and improved quality of life.

Top-Rated Wellness-Based Weight Loss Health Clinic for Menopause Belly Fat in CA

Menopausal belly fat isn’t about willpower it’s hormonal. As estrogen drops, stress hormones increase, glucose metabolism slows, thyroid function slows down, and deep sleep decreases, your body receives powerful fat-preservation signals that tell it to protect energy in the belly area. This is exactly why standard calorie-cutting doesn’t work during perimenopause and full postmenopause, because your body is no longer responding to food and exercise the way it did in your 20s or 30s, and instead operates in a hormone-driven preservation state designed to keep you safe during times of internal hormonal change.

At Prime Health MD, we offer proven options so you can choose what aligns most for you and your body: Metabolic Weight Loss (medication-free, no anti-obesity medications) with 1:1 coaching on smart eating strategies, cellular cleansing, gut healing, deep sleep restoration, nervous system regulation, and movement that restore metabolic balance, or Physician-Guided Weight Loss using FDA-approved medications such as next-generation GLP-1 therapies when required, backed by advanced labs to ensure you burn fat while preserving lean mass. Most patients lose substantial weight and maintain results long-term while feeling revitalized instead of exhausted.

Signs You Are Ready to See a Menopause Specialist in Northern California (Right Away!

Come see me if you are experiencing sudden flushing or night sweats that interrupt your daily life, new nervousness or emotional overwhelm, brain fog or forgetfulness, unexplained weight increase despite diet and exercise, intimacy discomfort hormone replacement therapy (HRT) specialist CA or tissue thinning, weakened strands, dry skin, or irregular periods including excessive bleeding. The sooner we support your system, the better your results.

Exactly Why Women Across California Trust PrimeHealth MD

We offer extended appointments (comprehensive first visits for your new patient visit), continuous follow-ups in our subscription model, rapid availability, mixed care delivery (on-site in the East Bay and remote statewide), and upfront self-pay pricing with no insurance headaches. Real patient success stories show the true impact.

Getting Ready to Be Your Original Self Again?

You do not need to accept suffering as "something normal." Schedule your private visit today with the state’s trusted menopause expert and hormone replacement therapy professional. Phone or Message: (415) 712-8064 or Reserve online at our website. — Dr. Uzma Khan, MD, Double Board-Certified Mental Health Specialist & Obesity Medicine Expert, Prime Health MD – California’s Leading Menopause & Integrative Wellness Clinic.