Ma, you know I love these ladies, and now they're helping advocate for menopause legislation and treatment! ...cast members Liz McGraw and Dolores Catania [albeit, a visiting RHONJ] visited the Rhode Island State House to talk to state Senator Lori Urso and Representative Karen Alzate about menopause legislation. Urso, a Pawtucket Democrat, championed a bill that became law last year, making Rhode Island the first state to explicitly protect women experiencing menopause in the workplace under...

Melinda French Gates is donating $215 million to fund menopause research and education: Beyond the training gap, there are gaps in treatment and knowledge. The share of postmenopausal women in the United States using hormone therapy, the most effective solution for managing menopause symptoms we have right now, has plummeted to less than 5 percent... Often, these symptoms strike when a woman is at the peak of her career, raising children and caring for aging parents. There’s a whole...

Everything you need to know about perimenopause and menopause is in Dr. Jen Gunter's book, The Menopause Manifesto. But if you don't want to wait for shipping, you can subscribe to her substack, The Vajenda, right this minute! Because I know you want to know about what she covers in her latest post, Women, Menopause, and Sleep with Dr. Shelby Harris. Here are Dr. Gunter's takeaways from their episode: If you are sleeping poorly, a sleep diary, even for a few days, can help in your...