Your experience matters

Menopause affects so many women.¹ Everyone's experience of VMS due to menopause is as individual as they are, yet there are common challenges.^2-4 It's important to talk openly about your experiences with menopause symptoms to better understand yourself and others. Here, a number of people share their personal accounts.

“I wish I would have known about the intensity of hot flushes. Sometimes they can just be so overwhelming.”

— Lisa, 55

“It has dramatically affected my sleep…I find myself running low with no energy the next day, fatigue. [It’s like having] low batteries. It trickles down and affects everything.”

— Amy, 44

“I’m so embarrassed with friends, family, and romantic partners…it’s so uncomfortable…It affects your life, at least for me, in every aspect.”

— Florin, 67

These women were recruited and contracted by Astellas to participate in interviews and discussions about menopause.

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References:

Thurston RC. Menopause. In: Crandall CJ, Bachman GA, Faubion SS, et al., eds. Menopause Practice: A Clinician's Guide. 6th ed. Pepper Pike, OH: North American Menopause Society, 2019;1-21.
Richard-Davis G, Wellons M. Racial and ethnic differences in the physiology and clinical symptoms of menopause. Semin Reprod Med 2013;31(5):380-386.
Monteleone P, Mascagni G, Giannini A, Genazzani AR, Simoncini T. Symptoms of menopause - global prevalence, physiology and implications. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2018;14(4):199-215.
English M, Stoykova B, Slota C, Doward L, Siddiqui E, Crawford R, DiBenedetti D. Correction to: Qualitative study: burden of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and validation of PROMIS sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairment measures for assessment of VMS impact on sleep. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2021;5(1):42.