Thread by @monaeltahawy

Haven't read whole article yet but THIS:

“…most OB/GYN residents get about one to two hours of instruction on menopause care and, when surveyed, said that they did not feel comfortable managing menopause upon completion of their programs.” nytimes.com/2022/12/20/sty… h/t @rerutled

At my last visit my OB/GYN she asked me if a younger doctor, I'm assuming one who wanted to specialize in OB/GYN, could sit in on our time together.

I enthusiastically said yes because I had inkling that the younger doctor rarely saw perimenopausal people like me.

#Menopause

I went in because I knew my M Day--Menopause is actually just that one day that marks 12 months since your last period--was soon approaching and there were things I wanted to discuss with my doctor for the years ahead.

It was one of the longest visits I've had with my doctor.

It was not 1st time I've talked to my OB/GYN about my menopause transition. But I was glad to have the younger doctor there for such a long visit.

Babies and pap smears are not the only things that take us to OB/GYN.

The menopause transition is not a disease though.

I was frank (as I have been here) about how perimenopause--the years that lead up to menopause--had been kicking my fucking ass.

So how to manage this complex and quite individualistic transition in a medical setting?

feministgiant.com/p/essay-menopa… #Menopause

I've written 15 essays on my menopause transition and on getting older but they've never been about whether you should start HRT or not.

That is a conversation for you and your health care provider.

I am not a doctor. I am a writer. I try to fix hearts, metaphorically.

But I do share things that have helped me on my menopause transition.

And this--because of the shame and stigma around getting older, especially if you have a vulva and vagina--is one that few are aware of.

MOISTURIZE YOUR VULVA AND VAGINA feministgiant.com/p/moisturize-y…

I am learning, much to my thrill and awe, that one of the greatest gifts of the transition known as menopause is shamelessness.

Since my visit with my OB/GYN I finally arrived at postmenopause! Fucking finally!
feministgiant.com/p/postmenopaus…

I'm working on a new essay on the menopause transition from this postmenopause side.

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