THE MENO BLOGS

Here is where you’ll find the personal stuff.

Real entries from real experiences: the symptoms nobody warns you about, the things that helped, the things that didn't, and everything in between. No clinical language, no sugarcoating. Just an honest account of what it actually feels like to go through this.

Kristen Petroff 3/21/24 Kristen Petroff 3/21/24

Menopause and Cholesterol - It’s My Diet

Doctors asked me to get an arthritis blood test and since my cholesterol test was due, I did that one as well.

The results were nothing less than outstanding.

Kristen Petroff 3/17/24 Kristen Petroff 3/17/24

Cultural Realities VS Myths: Unveiling Menopause Experiences in Black and Asian Women

Women get belittled and shamed when trying to speak with their doctor about menopause. I’ve felt it, haven’t you?

Kristen Petroff 3/15/24 Kristen Petroff 3/15/24

Menopause and Sexual Wellness - The Sexuality Journey

Do you still love the intimacy associated with sex? The touch of a loving partner? A kiss worth 1000 diamonds?

Kristen Petroff 3/14/24 Kristen Petroff 3/14/24

Menopause and Waistline Woes – Do We Even Have a Chance? Yea, we do.

You and I will not have the same menopause even though we have the same symptoms. We will also not gain, nor lose weight the same way. Throw in genetics, race, outside influences, the poisons and plastics in our foods and you have hormonal disruption out the wazoo.

Kristen Petroff 1/19/24 Kristen Petroff 1/19/24

Menopause – Do You Still Like Sex?

I am not willing to sacrifice my sex life for a few hot flashes and nauseous spells.

Kristen Petroff 10/25/23 Kristen Petroff 10/25/23

Menopause – Your Body as a Clinical Trial

Just about everything I have tried (I gave up BTW) for my hot flashes was experimental, therefore, I was using my body as my own clinical trial.

Kristen Petroff 10/23/23 Kristen Petroff 10/23/23

Menopause – The Women I Would Love to Interview

Please, if you have a voice bigger than mine, speak up about Menopause. It’s time.

Kristen Petroff 10/21/23 Kristen Petroff 10/21/23

Menopause and The Pink (Period) Taxes

So, between the ages of 45 and 65 – the Menopause Years – the average woman loses $30,000.00 to the Pink Tax.

Kristen Petroff 10/10/23 Kristen Petroff 10/10/23

Menopause – A discussion between Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Lisa Mosconi-The Good, the Bad and the Unknown of the Menopausal Brain

Menopause – A discussion between Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Lisa Mosconi.

The Good, the Bad and the Unknown of the Menopausal Brain

Kristen Petroff 10/8/23 Kristen Petroff 10/8/23

Menopause Headlines – Breaking News

“Hot flashes are more dangerous than previously thought, so prepare now”

What a fucking headline

Kristen Petroff 9/8/23 Kristen Petroff 9/8/23

Menopause and Snake Oil

My husband is a salesman. He could sell you swampland in Hawaii, and, is so good at what he does, he convinced this California girl to move to Pennsylvania for 8 years. But he sold me a promise that could be delivered. He was not a Snake Oil Salesman.