Perimenopause & Menopause Doctor in Menlo Park, CA
Root-Cause Perimenopause and Menopause Care for Women 45+, So You Sleep, Think and Feel Like Yourself Again
Dr. Samia McCully, ND provides in-person perimenopause and menopause care for women 45+ in Menlo Park and the Peninsula, tracing hot flashes, sleepless nights and brain fog to their root cause and prescribing bioidentical hormones when they fit.
Free discovery call Discovery Experience $250 HSA/FSA accepted
- Bioidentical hormones, prescribed by Dr. McCully herself
- A full thyroid panel, including free T3 and reverse T3
- A glucose monitor for every patient, not one fasting test
- 20+ years in practice, 15,000+ clinical hours
- 5.0 stars on Google, from 44 reviews
Serving women in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Atherton and across the Peninsula
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Perimenopause and menopause
Hot Flashes, 3 A.M. Waking and Brain Fog Have a Cause
Hot flashes, night sweats, broken sleep, brain fog and stubborn weight often start years before your last period. Being told your labs are normal while you feel worse every month is exhausting and lonely. Losing your sleep, focus and confidence is not the price of turning 45.
- Hot flashes and night sweats
- Waking at 3 a.m.
- Brain fog and word-finding lapses
- Anxiety and irritability
- Weight gain around the middle
- Irregular or heavier periods
- Low libido
- Joint aches and stiffness
- Fatigue that sleep doesn't fix
Stage 1
Perimenopause
Hormones swing and cycles change, most often starting in the 40s. Sleep, mood and focus usually shift first.
Care focus: find the drivers behind your symptoms and steady them early.
Stage 2
Menopause
Confirmed after 12 months without a period. Hot flashes and night sweats often peak around this point.
Care focus: relieve symptoms and decide whether bioidentical hormones fit while their benefit-risk balance is most favorable.
Stage 3
Postmenopause
Bone loss and heart risk rise in the years after the final period, even as some symptoms ease.
Care focus: protect bone, heart and metabolism for the decades ahead.
Your doctor
Dr. Samia McCully, ND
Dr. Samia McCully, ND specializes in perimenopause and menopause care for women whose labs came back normal but whose symptoms did not.
Dr. McCully brings more than 20 years and 15,000 hours of clinical experience to every visit, and she prescribes bioidentical hormones and thyroid medication herself. Women come to her after seeing several doctors without answers.
- Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University
- Licensed naturopathic doctor in Menlo Park, California
- More than 10,000 hours of post-graduate study
Her promise: She will listen, find what everyone else missed, and show you things about yourself you never knew, until you feel like yourself again.
Root-cause care
What Dr. McCully Checks Before Hormones
Menopause symptoms overlap with thyroid, blood sugar and nutrient problems that a standard checkup leaves out. Dr. McCully rules them in or out first, so your plan treats what is actually going on.
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Thyroid conversion
Free T3 and reverse T3 show whether thyroid hormone is working, which a TSH result alone hides.
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Blood sugar and insulin
Fasting insulin, A1C and a continuous glucose monitor catch the swings behind night waking and midsection weight.
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Nutrient status
Ferritin, iron and vitamin D levels explain a share of the fatigue and low mood blamed on hormones.
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Gut health
Digestion shapes how hormones are processed and cleared, so gut problems get treated, not ignored.
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Hidden infections and toxin load
Lingering infections and toxin load keep the body inflamed. Mold testing joins the plan when your history points to it.
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Your hormones
With the drivers addressed, bioidentical hormones go to work in a body that is ready for them.
Bioidentical hormone therapy
Bioidentical Hormones, Prescribed When They Fit
Dr. McCully prescribes bioidentical hormones herself, so hormone therapy and the root-cause work happen under one roof. She steadies blood sugar, thyroid conversion, gut health and nutrient status alongside hormones, rather than treating hormones alone.
Timing matters. The Menopause Society's 2022 position statement finds that the benefits of hormone therapy outweigh the risks for most healthy women under 60 or within 10 years of menopause, which makes perimenopause and early menopause the time to get evaluated.
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Women Who Felt Like Themselves Again
Women in Dr. McCully's programs describe sleeping through the night, thinking clearly and finding steady energy again, often within the first several weeks.
“I'm in perimenopause and I kept getting back normal labs. They would just send me home with no solution. Within four to six weeks, I started to feel like myself again.”
“I'm off of the hormones. I don't have hot flashes anymore. I have more energy than I've had in years. My foggy brain has cleared up.”
“I am almost 50, and I feel like I can live another 20, 30 years feeling this way.”
Patient stories reflect individual experiences. Results vary from person to person.
Read 44 reviews on GoogleYour heart after menopause
Heart Risk Rises After Menopause, So Check Early
Estrogen helps protect blood vessels, so heart disease risk climbs in the years after menopause. Wellness Architecture offers the MCG® Heart Scan, an FDA-cleared, 10-minute resting scan with no needles, radiation or exercise that looks for early signs of reduced blood flow and small-vessel problems.
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Your path forward
Three Steps to Feeling Like Yourself Again
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Free discovery call
A short call to talk through what's going on and whether Wellness Architecture is the right fit.
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Your Discovery Experience
75 minutes in the clinic for $250: a full treatment session, a detailed symptom review, and a fresh look at the labs other doctors already ran.
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Your personalized program
Lab-driven care built around your body, with treatment sessions once or twice a week, coaching, and direct text access to Dr. McCully.
When your program ends, ongoing HealthSpan care helps you keep the results you worked for.
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What It Costs to Get Started
Discovery Call
Free
A short call to see whether Wellness Architecture fits what you're dealing with.
Discovery Experience
$250
75 minutes in the clinic. Includes a full treatment session, a detailed symptom review, and a review of your past labs.
Personalized Program
Priced to your plan
Supplements, treatment sessions, coaching and lab analysis for the length of your program. Your initial consultation is usually included.
- Program price depends on its length, how often you come in, and the testing your plan needs.
- HSA and FSA are accepted for every program.
- Care is private-pay. Standard labs can be billed to PPO or EPO insurance, and specialty labs are cash-pay.
- Lab fees and your glucose monitor are billed separately from program fees.
Guides
In-Depth Guides on Menopause and Hormones
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Menopause and Hormones
Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
Hot flashes and night sweats explained: why they happen, how long they last, what triggers them, heart-health links, and treatments rated by evidence.
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Menopause and Hormones
Brain Fog in Perimenopause and Menopause
Perimenopause and menopause brain fog explained: what changes in memory, how it differs from dementia, the conditions that mimic it, and what helps.
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Menopause and Hormones
Menopause and Sleep
Why sleep breaks down in perimenopause and menopause: night sweats, blood sugar, sleep apnea and 3 a.m. waking, and how each cause is treated.
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Menopause and Hormones
Menopause Weight Gain
Why weight and belly fat change in perimenopause and menopause: body composition, insulin resistance, muscle loss and sleep, and what changes them.
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Menopause and Hormones
Perimenopause Lab Testing
Which blood tests matter in perimenopause: what FSH and AMH show and miss, and the thyroid, insulin, iron and lipid markers that explain symptoms.
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Menopause and Hormones
Stress, Cortisol and Menopause
How cortisol and stress interact with perimenopause and menopause, what the evidence says about adrenal fatigue and cortisol tests, and what helps.
Before you book
Questions About Starting Menopause Care
How much does perimenopause and menopause care cost?
Your discovery call is free. The 75-minute Discovery Experience costs $250, and personalized programs are priced to your plan. HSA and FSA funds are accepted for every program, and standard labs can be billed to PPO or EPO insurance.
Will I have to take hormones?
No. Dr. McCully prescribes bioidentical hormones when they are the right fit, after she looks at blood sugar, thyroid conversion, gut health and nutrient status. Some women need hormones, and some feel better once the other drivers are treated.
Should I bring my previous lab results?
Yes. Dr. McCully reviews labs from your other doctors during the Discovery Experience and shows you what they reveal about your symptoms.
Can I keep seeing my OB/GYN?
Yes. Dr. McCully works alongside your OB/GYN and primary care doctor rather than replacing them.
How often will I come in?
Programs run 5 to 16 weeks, with treatment sessions in the Menlo Park clinic once or twice a week. Women who live farther away can ask about virtual programs.
Am I too early or too late to start?
Neither. Perimenopause symptoms often begin in the early 40s, and women after menopause still gain from protecting bone, heart and metabolism. Start when symptoms affect your sleep, work or relationships.
Communities we serve
Menopause Care Across the Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay
Within 20 minutes
- Atherton 5 min
- West Menlo Park 6 min
- Palo Alto 6 min
- North Fair Oaks 8 min
- Redwood City 10 min
- East Palo Alto 12 min
- Ladera 13 min
- Woodside 13 min
- San Carlos 15 min
- Portola Valley 18 min
- Los Altos 18 min
- Los Altos Hills 18 min
- Mountain View 19 min
Mid and North Peninsula
- Foster City 21 min
- Belmont 21 min
- San Mateo 22 min
- Burlingame 25 min
- Hillsborough 30 min
- Millbrae 29 min
East Bay, across the Dumbarton Bridge
- Newark 24 min
- Union City 26 min
- Fremont 30 min
Drive times from the Menlo Park clinic without traffic.
Visit the clinic
Book Your Free Discovery Call
Wellness Architecture sits in downtown Menlo Park, a short drive from Palo Alto, Atherton, Redwood City and Woodside.
Wellness Architecture
932 B1 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 233-7327
Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: Closed