“Remember last summer when I was so crazy?” a woman asks her husband, dabbing tears from her eyes. For many women, perimenopause causes emotional, mental and physical changes that can be severe. And for a long time, women had no clue what was happening or that perimenopause was even a thing.
The M Factor 2: Before the Pause shines a light on perimenopause and the very real effects it can have on relationships, careers, health — basically everything in life.
Through interviews with perimenopausal women and testimonials from experts, producer Tamsen Fadal offers a sharp and unfiltered look at the menopausal transition and nothing is off limits.
Topics range from hot flashes to flash periods to sex and consequences of not being proactive about your health during perimenopause. Or as one expert puts it: “It’s about making decisions today for the life you want in the future.”
Before the Pause serves as a reminder that you’re not alone or the only one up at 3 a.m. sweating through your nightshirt. But you don’t have to suffer. Every woman should know her options for reducing symptoms of menopause and ways you can stay as healthy as possible — mentally and physically — before, during and after menopause.
Watch: PBS
