Menopause Basics

One month, your period comes and goes like it always does. The next day, you lay out the welcome mat for Aunt Flo, but she’s late. And then, she’s even later. You check your calendar. You check it again. As you make your afternoon lunch, you ponder: Have you gotten the date wrong? Have you…

Remember the fun of puberty, when some changes seemed gradual and others just showed up out of nowhere? Well, the fun is coming again, because menopause can be like that, too. And just like puberty, menopause’s unpredictability can last for quite a while. If puberty were a blockbuster film, menopause would be titled Puberty 2:…