Sudden onset menopause from hysterectomy — many of the same symptoms as the menopausal transition. Here we share an opinion piece from the Guardian written by Diane Danzebrink. In it, she shares her experience of sudden onset menopause after a hysterectomy. Many of her symptoms will sound very familiar to…
Personal Perspectives
Women Living Better founder Nina Coslov wrote a blog post for Our Bodies Ourselves to tee up a presentation that WLB advisor Dr. Jerilynn Prior gave at Tufts Medical School about perimenopause. In it, Nina shares her personal story, how it led her to create Women Living Better and Dr. Prior’s…
This is a more glam, mainstream article than we usually pass on, but we are sharing it because it echoes three messages that we hear repeatedly in women’s personal accounts. We think they are worth repeating. 1.“I think feeling anxious is part of the human condition; we’ve all experienced it…
When Dr. Prior experienced things that were signs of high estrogen not low, she suspected that what she had learned in medical school was incorrect. In this video, Dr. Prior talks about how she realized that what she’d learned in medical school about how hormones change in the lead up…
A founding idea behind Women Living Better was that women sharing their experiences would help other women. We believed it would be reassuring if we knew that the things we were noticing were happening to others too. And it’s working! You have been sharing and today, we are sharing back. We…
These lifestyle changes are making WLB community members feel better. I have noticed with increasing my exercise program from just walking daily to adding in 2 cardio classes and 1 strength training class that my circulation is better, my headaches are less, my energy and sleep have improved. I eat…
Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College is interviewed by Deborah Copaken. They cover many topics in the interview, but two of particular interest are what is and isn’t known about women’s brain health and…
In this article, Aileen Weintraub shares her personal story with symptoms in her early forties and wonders why women don’t know what’s coming. We couldn’t agree more! But who is taking care of us while we navigate this new territory? Who is telling us that it is perfectly normal to…
Here is a story shared by a WLB site visitor about brain fog — specifically name recall. As with all things that arise during this time of changing hormones, it’s so good to realize we aren’t alone! When I was in my early 40s I noticed a fairly sudden change…
In this article, Be Kind to the Perimenopausal Women in your Life, Jackie Pilossoph points out that the range of symptoms experienced during perimenopause is really broad. This underscores why no two of us have the same path through perimenopause. “I’m just saying that Mom needs you to chip in…
In this article Leslee Jaeger, MD shares her experience with brain fog. “Menopause also brings experience. I have been in the operating room more than 30 years and encountered a vast majority of complications as well as altered anatomy”. You can find other women’s perimenopause stories here and…