Dr. Sadaf, OBGYN

Dr. Sadaf, OBGYN OB/GYN dedicated to women’s health, wellness, and empowerment. Visit my YouTube Channel👉 https://www.youtube.com/

I am Dr. Sadaf, your trusted OBGYN specialist in the state of New York. After 20+ years of practicing medicine and being an advocate for women's health, I am now accepting patients for telehealth in the states of Michigan and New York. I help women with sexual health, perimenopause, menopause and hormone replacement so that they can go through life's changes with confidence. I also provide 1:1 int

imacy coaching for women as a separate service. I help women with confidence so that they can find more pleasure in their relationship. Book a consultation on DrSadaf.com or email me at [email protected]

06/17/2026

Yes, you read that right.. that’s not stress.

The perimenopausal sleep disturbance picture involves multiple mechanisms:

* ⁠ ⁠Vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes & night sweats) (driven primarily by estrogen fluctuations/decline) cause night awakenings and are the single largest contributor to sleep disruption
* Declining progesterone reduces GABA-A–mediated sedative tone, can prevent the ability to return to sleep after waking
* hormonal swings in both estrogen and progesterone, appears to be more disruptive than steady low levels
* Increased sympathetic arousal from low estrogen states heightens pre-sleep arousal and negative thoughts about sleep.
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The 3am awakenings reflect the combined effects of hormonal instability, vasomotor-related arousals, and heightened sympathetic tone.

If this is your struggle right now, book a consult with me if you are in New York or Michigan. And if you to meet my community, you can come and join our 2nd anniversary celebration at my office in Chappqua on July 16th. Link in bio to register.

06/16/2026

The average age of perimenopause onset is 45-47, but it can also begin in the early 40s, or mid to late 30s . What makes perimenopause hard to identify early is that symptoms begin before periods change. Mood shifts, sleep disruption, cognitive changes, and libido changes are often the first signals, and they arrive while cycles still look normal.

“Too young” is one of the most harmful things a provider can say.

If you’re in your 40s and something feels off, book a 15-minute call with me to gain clarity. Link in bio to schedule a call.

06/15/2026

Nobody prepared me for this in med school. 😅 26 years in. Still not immune to any of these. If this reached a friend in medical practice, drop yours below so I know I’m not alone.

06/12/2026

"S*x is for men”.

Hollywood, the healthcare industry, and maybe even the women who raised us have been saying it without saying it.

Dr. Maria Sophocles joined me this week to unpack where that belief comes from, and what reclaiming your own desire looks like in midlife. One of those episodes you don't skip.

🎙️ Listen on your favorite podcast platform or watch the full interview on our YouTube Channel - The Muslim S*x Podcast. Link in bio.

*xualHealthAwareness

06/11/2026

Sometimes I see women who have been prescribed compounded hormone preparations even when FDA-approved options are available. When treating menopause symptoms, I prefer to use FDA-approved estradiol and progesterone because we have excellent options available: patches, gels, sprays, and oral micronized progesterone. We know the exact dose, how the medication is absorbed, and we have strong safety and efficacy data to guide treatment.

Vestibulodynia is a type of vulvodynia that is characterized by pain at the vulvar vestibule which is the tissue surrounding the va**nal opening. Vestibulodynia causes pain with any type of insertion into the va**na.

For vestibulodynia, I will oftentimes prescribe a compounded cream containing both estrogen and testosterone.

There is an FDA approved product that can treat vestibulodynia but oftentimes does not get approved even after prior authorization.

My general approach is simple: when an FDA-approved medication is available and appropriate, that is typically my first choice. When it is not, compounded medications can be a valuable tool to help address a patient’s specific symptoms and needs.

Save this for anyone who’s been wondering about their hormones or share this to spread the information. And if you want to talk through your options, you can always book a free 15-minute chat with me via link in my bio.

06/10/2026

Two years ago I opened the doors to Femme Vie Health and made a promise.. that every woman who walked in would leave feeling heard, informed, and never dismissed.

Two years of keeping that promise.
Two years of longer appointments.
Two years of honest conversations.
Two years of women finally hearing what they should have been told years ago.

And this July? We’re celebrating!

Give Yourself Permission is our second anniversary evening, free, in-person, and happening right here in the office at Chappaqua on July 16th. I’ll be sharing what over two decades of caring for women has taught me about perimenopause, hormones, intimacy, and what it means to truly advocate for yourself at this stage of life.

But that’s not all..

This is also the launch night for my new book, Give Yourself Permission, and every single person in that room is receiving a special gift from me. 🎁

It’s free but space is limited.
Register now using the link in my bio.

⏲ Thursday, July 16th, 6:00 PM
📍 26 S. Greeley Ave., Suite 5, 2nd Floor, Chappaqua, NY
📩 [email protected]
📞 (914) 538-2534

Who in your life needs to be in this room with you? Tag her below. 🩷

06/09/2026

Vaginal estrogen in particular is one of the most underutilized tools we have. Clinical evidence shows it reduces recurrent UTIs, restores va**nal tissue, and meaningfully improves sexual function, often within weeks of starting.

In November 2025, the FDA removed the black box warning from va**nal estrogen products, reflecting the current scientific consensus on its safety and benefits. The contraindications are very few. The benefits are real.

If you can be on it, you should know it exists as an option. That conversation starts with a provider who won't rush you out the door.

In my 22+ years of practice, I've watched women white-knuckle through symptoms they didn't know were treatable. The science was never the problem. Access to accurate information was.

If you are in MI or NY, visit my office for a consult or book via the link in my bio.

**nalestrogen

06/05/2026

The way you sit, the stress you carry, the exercises you swear by, your pelvic floor is keeping score.

In today’s episode, Dr. Amy Stein has spent her career helping people understand what’s really happening in their bodies, and this conversation is one of those episodes you’ll want to send to every woman you know.

Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform or watch on The Muslim S*x Podcast YouTube channel. Link is in my bio. 🔗

06/04/2026

This is what I want every woman to know, your age is not a disqualifier.

Research suggests that around 60% of women with low libido experience meaningful improvement in sexual interest with testosterone therapy, and that benefit doesn’t disappear after 60 or 70. Individualized assessment matters far more than arbitrary age limits.

The second thing we talked about in this clip is just as important: menopause is not a gynecology problem. It is a whole-body medical event, and it requires a whole-body response. Leading health systems now bring together specialists in cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, psychiatry, and sleep medicine to care for menopausal women, because that’s what comprehensive care actually looks like.

The good news? More providers across every specialty are seeking menopause education. The community is growing. And you deserve access to that level of care.

06/03/2026

Research now confirms that perimenopause is a pivotal phase for cardiovascular health, and that early signs of hypertension can appear during this transition, well before menopause is official. Estrogen plays a direct role in keeping your arteries flexible and your blood pressure regulated. When it fluctuates, your cardiovascular system feels it.

And for decades, too many women navigating this transition were left without answers, or options. After the WHI study results were published in 2002, HRT use dropped sharply, and women who were eligible for hormone therapy were simply not offered it, often because of media-driven fear rather than individualized risk assessment. That has had real consequences for real women

The good news? The science has evolved, the conversation among physicians is changing, and you have more options today than ever before. Care for menopause doesn’t exist in a silo, and the best outcomes happen when your providers are talking to each other.

If you’re dealing with symptoms that started in perimenopause, including blood pressure changes, heart palpitations, or sleep disruption, you deserve a provider who sees the full picture.

Are you working with multiple specialists right now? Drop a comment below, I’d love to know what coordinated care looks like for you. 😊

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