Perimenopause emerges as America's new health scare

10 articles · Updated · The FP · May 3

US media outlets, Apple TV drama and celebrities including Amanda Peet, Drew Barrymore and Katherine Heigl have amplified discussion of symptoms and treatment.
Influencers are also marketing supplements and merchandise, while social media users question why the condition has suddenly become so prominent online and in popular culture.
The report frames the surge as part of a broader pattern of internet-driven women's health anxieties, following recent waves of attention to ADHD and premenstrual syndrome.

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Beyond celebrity stories, what will it take to fix the severe racial inequities in menopause care?

With hormone therapy risks clarified last year, why do women still struggle to get this effective treatment?