‘I’m as baffled as the next ovary-owner’: navigating the science of treating menopause

From the Guardian, 1 April 2024:

There’s a meme featuring a confident, suave, smiling Henry Cavill – the actor best known for playing Superman – posing for photographers on the red carpet. Sneaking up behind him is wild-looking, maniacally gleeful co-star Jason Momoa.

To me, this is the perfect metaphor for perimenopause. Cavill is at the peak of his career, he looks great, clearly feels great, exudes confidence, strength and self-possession. And he’s about to get crash-tackled by a capricious and unpredictable force.

Is it a disease? Is it a normal biological event? No, it’s menopause!

Menopause is the curveball your ovaries pitch at you when you’re born that, 40 or 50 years later, you have to work out how to catch without dropping everything. Read more.