Share your experience and help make it easier for others going through this stage in their lives.

Feel free to write your experiences the way you wish. You can use your own ideas, or use the questions below as a guide. In the event you use a question, you should only answer that question. You may also answer several questions in separate entries and allow us to choose the best one for the book. Whatever your preference, only a maximum of 2,000 characters will be published.

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What did you know about menopause before and what do you know now? How did you deal with the fact that you were beginning this stage of your life? How did menopause change your personality and your body? Did you turn to hormone replacement to lessen the symptoms of menopause? How did it help? Did you talk with anyone about what you were going through? Why or why not? How did you learn about menopause? What does having gone through menopause mean to you? How has menopause affected your sex life? What helped make it a little easier to go through this stage in your life? What were the advantages and disadvantages of menopause? What would you recommend to women who are going through menopause now? I want to tell my story my way.

Your story or anecdote will be published under a pseudonym or your real name followed by your age, city, state or province, and country in parentheses. Example: Kristen Torelli (age 55, Seattle, Washington, USA). It is your choice to use your name or not. However, for administrative purposes, you will need to give contact information. This information is kept confidential. This information will not be published or shared with anyone under any circumstance, unless you instruct us otherwise in writing. See Participation Requirements for more information.

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