Kristen Petroff 4/29/24 Kristen Petroff 4/29/24

Menopause and Scents – How do you smell to others?

Ok ladies, stop over perfuming yourselves. (Ok, yes men too, but this is a chicks blog and I’m talking to women.)

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 2/23/24 Kristen Petroff 2/23/24

Menopause and Weight Loss

Boy, this is a subject, isn’t it?

I need to lose weight. 15 pounds to be exact. 15 pounds to feel like myself again and not a frumpy old woman.

So I have started a weight loss journey that I am documenting in a separate blog from this one, still on this website. I encourage you to follow along.

Kristen Petroff 1/27/24 Kristen Petroff 1/27/24

Menopause – When Will Women Be a Priority?

Will menopause ever get the same attention as a soft penis?

Kristen Petroff 1/21/24 Kristen Petroff 1/21/24

Menopause - And the Size of Your House

The bigger the house, the harder it is to get to your stash before the hot flash hits.

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 1/16/24 Kristen Petroff 1/16/24

Menopause and the Chin Hair

What is with the chin hair?

Kristen Petroff 1/14/24 Kristen Petroff 1/14/24

Menopause and Her Three Bears

I think Goldilocks IS in Menopause. She’s just afraid to tell anyone. Back then Menopause wasn’t a word people used in front of others.

Kristen Petroff 1/12/24 Kristen Petroff 1/12/24

Menopause and Addiction

Hi, My name is Kristen and I am an alcoholic.

Well, I’m not just an alcoholic. I am an addict.

Kristen Petroff 12/1/23 Kristen Petroff 12/1/23

Menopause – Drug Companies and The Quick Fix: The Exploitation of Menopausal Women

To treat our menopause would be to possibly risk our lives because pharmaceutical companies are using women as guinea pigs. There is not one side effect I want to risk having and they have not studied these drugs long enough.

Kristen Petroff 11/12/23 Kristen Petroff 11/12/23

Menopause and Dry Skin

I applied lotion one day and then a hot flash hit.

Kristen Petroff 11/10/23 Kristen Petroff 11/10/23

Menopause and Intrusive Thoughts

Most of our intrusive thoughts may never lead to anything but they can cause problems even if you do not act on them.

Kristen Petroff 11/9/23 Kristen Petroff 11/9/23

Menopause - Do we need to monitor our FSH? (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)

Since Clear Blue has a commercial telling us we need to monitor our FSH, and many women will spend their hard earned money on this useless test, I thought we should investigate this more and find out why, and if, it is necessary.

Kristen Petroff 11/6/23 Kristen Petroff 11/6/23

Menopause - How to Cool Off

For six years I have tried and tossed many products because my menopause says they are not suited for me or my hot flashes.

The product either broke right away, did not live up to its claims, or was just plain uncomfortable in one way or another.

Kristen Petroff 11/5/23 Kristen Petroff 11/5/23

Menopause Pain – More Than Just Menopause? And How Race Factors In.

How do you tell where the pain is coming from? How do you know that it’s more than just menopause?

Kristen Petroff 10/29/23 Kristen Petroff 10/29/23

Menopause and Pain – Some Days You Just Cry

“Women who live with chronic pain have an additional issue that comes with age: menopause.”

Kristen Petroff 10/27/23 Kristen Petroff 10/27/23

Menopause and the Drug Companies – NK3 receptor antagonists (Think Veozah)

I love sitting here at the computer doing menopause research. It leads to such fascinating things. The first thing I googled today was: What menopause products are drug companies working on.