Why I Chose to Come Off HRT During Menopause and What I LearnedWhen menopause symptoms became overwhelming, I reached a point where I felt I couldn't cope on my own any longer. I was...reactions2comments
Menopause Taught Me to Stop Asking for PermissionWhen I was younger, I spent a lot of my life asking for permission. Permission to try something new. Permission to change...reactionscomments
"Like Being Inside an Oven": Women Share the Real, Raw Reality of Hot FlashesWe invited forum members to vent about the most frustrating and uncomfortable aspects of hot flashes, and the responses laid bare the...reactionscomments
How Healthcare Fails Perimenopause & What Needs to ChangeMy advocacy work started with perimenopause. I was frustrated by the lack of guidance and treatment options. When I first brought up...reactionscomments
When Perimenopause Changes FriendshipsOne of the most unexpected parts of the perimenopause journey for me hasn’t been the irregular periods, the rage, the brain fog...reactionscomments
Supplements for Perimenopause and Menopause SymptomsPerimenopause and menopause bring huge changes to your body, mostly caused by shifting hormones. This hormonal shift can manifest in symptoms like...reactionscomments
How I Started to Feel Like Myself Again During MenopauseThere was a point in my menopause journey when I didn’t recognize the woman looking back at me. She looked tired. Disconnected...reactionscomments
Did Perimenopause Reset My Body Clock?It’s 4:39 in the morning, and I’m awake. My eyes are open. My brain is conscious. I lie in bed a bit...reactionscomments
Perimenopause: A Darker PubertyEarly on in this perimenopause journey there was a very pivotal moment where it all felt quite like emotional deja vu. I...reactionscomments
How HRT Helped Me Overcome Incontinence and UTIsSchrriiipp. Three days later, from the other cheek... Schrriiipp. Twice a week, I remove an Estradot patch and place a new one...reactionscomments
Who Actually Has Access to Good Menopause Care?My best friend, my sister and I were having a conversation about our menopause care when we realized something: All three of...reactionscomments
The Hardest Medical Appointment to FindEight Clinics. Four Waitlists. One Conversation. After 25 years living with multiple sclerosis, I considered myself a veteran of the medical trenches...reactionscomments
30 Years of Hot FlashesEditor's note: This is a guest post written by Claire Gawinowicz, a published writer who has had articles printed in the Philadelphia...reactionscomments
Cooler Nights, Menopause, and InsomniaEditor's note: This article was originally written by Amy Pilkington and published on our partner site SleepDisorders.net. Let me start by saying...reactionscomments
What Menopause Taught Me About Libido and CommunicationThere are some menopause symptoms we talk about all the time. Hot flashes, brain fog, and insomnia are part of many conversations...reactionscomments
Menopause-Community.net Giveaway Terms and ConditionsThese Official Rules apply to any giveaway (or "Promotion") published on MENOPAUSE-COMMUNITY.NET, a Health Union ("Health Union" or "We") owned and operated...reactionscomments
We're Doing a Giveaway! (CLOSED)This giveaway opportunity is now closed. We're honoring our community members with a giveaway! Night sweats are awful, so we're giving away...reactions1comment
Somatic Therapy and Menopause: Learning to Tune InMenopause taught me to slow down and take stock. It also taught me to lighten up. After years of being an overachieving...reactionscomments
Menopause and AI: How Are You Using It for Your Health?Something has shifted in the last couple of years. A late-night symptom search now sometimes starts with an AI summary before it...reactionscomments
Nobody Warned Me I’d Become a DetectiveIf you had told me 20 years ago that one day I’d spend half my life trying to remember why I walked...reactionscomments
