We’ve long talked about menopause as if it were a light switch — as though a woman turns 50, her period vanishes, and hot flashes show up. But the body doesn’t work that way. Years before the final period arrives, there’s often a long transitional stretch in which hormones swing wildly and physical and emotional changes start to surface. This is called perimenopause.
Penélope Cruz, 52, just put a very public and candid face to the process. In a conversation with her “ The Invite ” co-star Olivia Wilde, Cruz was asked what she thinks women understand least about perimenopause. Her answer was blunt: “It can last 10, 12 years. It can start as…
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