Thread by @monaeltahawy

My writing about the #menopause transition does not cover Menopause Hormone Therapy or not? That's between you and your health care provider. I focus on the existential and experiential. feministgiant.com/p/postmenopaus…

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e.g. Perimenopause--the years leading up to menopause kicked my fucking ass

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Menopause is actually just one day--it marks 12 months since the last menstrual cycle.

And now I'm finally postmenopause--what follows menopause--fucking finally!

Is there a postmenopause placebo effect? Because I feel as if I'm walking taller!

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We experience the impacts of the menopause transition so personally. There's a list of impacts--some people experience many of them, others none.

I know the one that floored me was anxiety.

And the one physical one I've written about is vaginal dryness feministgiant.com/p/moisturize-y…

I wrote Moisturize Your Vagina as my way of looking shame in the eye and daring it to test me.

Leave no room for shame in your life.

Fuck shame.

Take care of yourself and your body in all the ways you need.

Is talking out loud like this about all things menopause like taking ownership of words meant to shame, like bitch and cunt?

Is it becoming the winners of our own history?

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