Navigating Menopause: Your Guide to the Signs, Symptoms and Stages

In honor of this shared experience, we are running a series of stories about menopause. Each story covers a different facet of this new phase, yet throughout, we hope to impart this message: menopause is normal and should not be seen as a loss. To quote Dr. Debra Wickman who appears in the piece, Menopause Sparks Dismay, Relief or Joy — or All That, "Menopause becomes a journey through all aspects of body, mind, heart and spirit." In this series, you will read about the experiences of real women, including Next Avenue writer, Paula Spencer Scott who talks about her menopause "meno-potbelly," as well as medical experts like Dr. Wickman. 

Our goal is to illuminate a topic that is sometimes shrouded in misinformation and shame. We hope to change that.

Are You Postmenopausal and Still Having Hot Flashes? You’re Not Alone

Hot flashes are supposed to get better with time, but that's not always the case. So, what solutions are available for women?

Menopause Sparks Dismay, Relief or Joy — or All That

Women share wide-ranging tales about fertility’s end at menopause

The Menopause 'Meno-Potbelly' — Myth or Fact?

Or: What’s happening to my belly and what can be done about it? A mortified health writer investigates.

What Fresh Hell Is This? Time to Educate Ourselves About Menopause

A Q&A with author Heather Corinna about why health care providers struggle to support patients going through perimenopause and menopause

Perimenopause: Why We Don’t Talk About It and Why We Should

Our mothers didn’t talk about it. Their mothers didn’t either. So, we haven’t talked about it. Here’s why women need to open up about this shared experience.