Halle Berry says perimenopause felt like ‘razor blades in my vagina’ — and reveals the surprising tool that helped

Halle Berry says perimenopause felt like ‘razor blades in my vagina’ — and reveals the surprising tool that helped

Halle Berry is opening up about a painful condition that affects nearly half of perimenopausal and menopausal women. “I was 54 years old and plummeted into perimenopause,” Berry told The Healthy. “I had [what felt like] razor blades in my vagina.” “I didn’t know what the heck was happening, and I quickly got told that … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Perimenopause rage’ turned me into a ‘mad mom’ — it’s no joke, my kids dodged me and I ended up divorced

Exclusive | ‘Perimenopause rage’ turned me into a ‘mad mom’ — it’s no joke, my kids dodged me and I ended up divorced

Susan Proctor had always considered herself a kind, good-natured woman. But somewhere in her mid-30s, she became someone she hardly recognized. “Mad mom. That’s literally how I would describe myself back then,” Proctor told The Post. Suddenly, everyday stresses were like emotional landmines — with even the smallest annoyances capable of triggering bursts of rage … Read more

Why perimenopause is actually a ‘window of opportunity’ for your health

Why perimenopause is actually a ‘window of opportunity’ for your health

Most women dread the “change of life” — but what if it could offer a chance to save yours? A new study found that women are more than twice as likely to have a poor score on a key health metric as their reproductive years wind down. But there’s a silver lining: Experts say the … Read more

Angry all the time in your 40s? It could be ‘perimenopause rage’

Angry all the time in your 40s? It could be ‘perimenopause rage’

Hit your 40s and suddenly find yourself seeing red over slow walkers, dishes in the sink or even your partner’s breathing? Blame it on the change. “It is not just ‘being moody,’ and it is not a personality flaw,” Dr. Michelle Sands, a licensed naturopathic physician who specializes in women’s hormone health, told The Post. … Read more