I entered middle age completely ignorant about menopause. Here's what I knew: you stopped getting your period (a win as far as I was concerned). Sure, I'd heard about "hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings" since those are the symptoms that the media is obsessed with reporting. But I was entirely in the dark about all the other things that came with it…
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