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 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 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 9/8/23 Kristen Petroff 9/8/23

Menopause and Snake Oil

My husband is a salesman. He could sell you swampland in Hawaii, and, is so good at what he does, he convinced this California girl to move to Pennsylvania for 8 years. But he sold me a promise that could be delivered. He was not a Snake Oil Salesman.

Kristen Petroff 8/7/23 Kristen Petroff 8/7/23

A Letter to Our Doctors

Your job is getting more difficult, and we get it. There are more diseases, more things you need to learn and keep on up. But since you chose this as a profession, we expect you to keep up and to do what you can to help us feel better.

Kristen Petroff 5/26/23 Kristen Petroff 5/26/23

Menopause and Disability Insurance

I do not see how I could function in a workplace with a set timeframe to get shit done. Moving around, peeing, sweating, exhaustion, all take away from a “days” work. If you work in that type of setting, it must be pure hell for many of you.

Kristen Petroff 5/24/23 Kristen Petroff 5/24/23

Menopause and Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

I no longer have a fear of missing out (FOMO) because I know I’m going to miss out. I know there is a 100 percent chance I will miss out on some things I wish to do in my life right now.

Kristen Petroff 4/27/23 Kristen Petroff 4/27/23

Menopause and HRT

HRT, along with every other choice women have to make over their bodies, is a personal one, and one that should not be taken lightly.

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

Menopause and Hormone Testing

Hormones tend to change by the second, the minute, the hour. Hormones react to foods, drink, the environment, situations. Hormones run rampant through our bodies and are evolving as we do.

Kristen Petroff 1/2/23 Kristen Petroff 1/2/23

Ovarian Cysts and Their Possible Symptoms

I have had ovarian cysts before in my 55ish years but none like the ones I just had this last couple of months during my menopause.

Kristen Petroff 11/24/22 Kristen Petroff 11/24/22

Menopause - The Battle with Ovarian Cysts

So, a couple of weeks ago I started feeling more icky than normal. The bloating is excessive, the pain moving through my tummy excruciating. Add in a few strange muscle spasms (one is in my upper lip), the odd smell of fish when I heat up water (seriously wtf?) and lower back pain and you get Ovarian Cysts. Whoopie.

Kristen Petroff 10/8/22 Kristen Petroff 10/8/22

Television Commercials – How They Shame and Ignore Us at the Same Time

Now, why don’t I see ANY commercials for any products to help with menopause? Where are those? The cooling fan guys would make a gazillion if they advertised to us. Do you sell a sheet set that might actually absorb our sweat at night? TELL ME.

Kristen Petroff 10/6/22 Kristen Petroff 10/6/22

Menopause and the Real World

In a previous article I wrote about Menopause and the Workplace. That article was based on the last workplace I knew, and I only knew office jobs. How ignorant of me and I sincerely apologize to those that have way harder jobs than I have ever had.

Kristen Petroff 9/20/22 Kristen Petroff 9/20/22

Cholesterol and Menopause or is it Menopause and Cholesterol?

So, in my family it has been said that high cholesterol runs on the women’s side of my family. Sadly, there is not a lot to go on from the past.

Kristen Petroff 9/17/22 Kristen Petroff 9/17/22

Menopause News: TV personality and game show host Kelly Ripa has hot flash during prime time!

The talented Kelly Ripa, Host of Generation Gap, takes off her jacket during the show declaring a hot flash AND they leave it unedited! LOVE IT!!!!!!!

Kristen Petroff 9/15/22 Kristen Petroff 9/15/22

Menopause at Work

Last night I watched Password on TV. Yvette Nicole Brown was a contestant and she appeared to have a hot flash during the taping. Suddenly she bent down and a hand fan appeared. She then asked a general question “Is it hot in here?”