#perimenopause

#perimenopause

"So many women in perimenopause feel like something is 'wrong' with them because they've been sold a completely unrealistic story about female desire," Dr. Vanessa Coppola, a menopause expert and founder of Bare Aesthetic and Bare Soul Wellness, tells Scary Mommy. "You're supposed to want sex the same way you did at 25 for the rest of your life, and if you don't, it must mean you're broken or your relationship is failing."

It started out small, like little coarse black chin hairs popping up everywhere, as though I were one of the three little pigs. Now, it's an incredibly irritable itch down in the deep recesses of my ear. My ears have always been a little extra waxy, but the itching is new, and I honestly didn't think much of it until a recent episode of the podcast Good Hang.

Sandler, like all of us, is just so over it. We're all just so f**king tired. And so, Sandler wrote a very Sandler-esque song about how no one has the energy to do anything at all. In a monotone voice, Sandler sings about how being middle-aged is just one exhausting moment after another, and while sure, the general message is a bit of a downer, Sandler does it in a way that makes us all smile.

Prior to that, I had little awareness of my appearance, other than being constantly mistaken for a boy due to the extremely short hair cuts imposed on me by my mother. To cope with the cruelty of classmates, I dogmatically played up a tomboy persona. Then my best friend's father began regularly putting his hand down my pants. This coincided with more childhood cruelty: an anonymous list circulating in my sixth-grade class that divided the girls into "pretty" or "smart."

"The legal resolution came with notable judicial criticism of the plaintiffs' case. A federal judge described the lack of evidence supporting allegations against Flo Health as an 'insurmountable' problem..."

Desiree Burch emphasizes that middle age is not just a transition but a cataclysm marked by intense hormonal changes, showcasing 66 symptoms of perimenopause.

The study found that almost 40% of women going through perimenopause experience moderate to severe hot flushes and night sweats, with few treatment options available.

In the last year, sexual intimacy has drastically declined, with only occasional handjobs due to her ongoing struggles with perimenopause and the complexities in the relationship.

Bushaw began experiencing weight loss challenges during perimenopause, despite consistent workouts and a high-protein diet, leading to frustration with her lack of results.

Perimenopausal hormonal shifts often lead to confusion, exhaustion, and heightened self-doubt in women during their mid-career, impacting energy and self-identity.